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Empowering Aboriginal communities the key to suicide prevention

A comprehensive research report into the high rates of suicide in the Kimberley has called for a major change

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Vitamin B crucial to children’s mental health

A new study led by The Kids has uncovered a significant link between vitamin B levels and the mental health and wellbeing of children and adolescents.

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In utero exposure to antidepressant medication and neonatal growth outcomes: closer examination of the evidence is needed

In utero exposure to antidepressant medication and neonatal growth outcomes: closer examination of the evidence is needed

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Common mental disorders: missed opportunity for smoking prevention and cessation

Common mental disorders: missed opportunity for smoking prevention and cessation

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Longitudinal evidence of the impact of dog ownership and dog walking on mental health

Emerging evidence supports the physical health and social benefits of dog ownership. This study examined the longitudinal effect of dog ownership and dog walking on mental health.

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School-based depression and anxiety prevention programs: An updated systematic review and meta-analysis

Depression and anxiety are often first experienced during childhood and adolescence, and interest in the prevention of these disorders is growing. The focus of this review was to assess the effectiveness of psychological prevention programs delivered in schools, and to provide an update to our previous review from five years ago (Werner-Seidler, Perry, Calear, Newby, & Christensen, 2017).

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The impact of parental mental health problems on the educational outcomes of their offspring: Findings from the Raine Study

There is limited evidence on the impact of parental mental health problems on offspring’s educational outcomes. We investigated the impact of maternal anxiety and depressive symptoms, as well as paternal emotional problems on the educational outcomes of their adolescent and young adult offspring.

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Relationships between depression and anxiety symptoms scores and blood pressure in young adults

This study aimed to assess the relationships among BP, depression and anxiety symptom scores and self-reported history of depression in young adults.

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A three generation study of the mental health relationships between grandparents, parents and children

It is well known that children of parents with mental illness are at greater risk of mental illness themselves.

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Effectiveness of a school-based mindfulness program for transdiagnostic prevention in young adolescents

Investigated mindfulness as a prevention program for anxiety, depression and eating disorders in early secondary school