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“If you don't speak from the heart, the young mob aren't going to listen at all”: An invitation for youth mental health services to engage in new ways of working

Building Bridges demonstrates the centrality of trusting relationships for systemic change and the way in which meaningful engagement is at the core of both the process and the outcome

A cross-sectional examination of the clinical significance of autistic traits in individuals experiencing a first episode of psychosis

Results suggest that autism traits are associated with poorer clinical presentation in first-episode psychosis populations

Trans and gender diverse young people's attitudes towards game-based digital mental health interventions: A qualitative investigation

This paper reports on trans and gender diverse young people's attitudes towards digital games and game-based digital mental health interventions

Mental Health Correlates of Autism Spectrum Disorder in Gender Diverse Young People: Evidence from a Specialised Child and Adolescent Gender Clinic in Australia

Current findings indicate that gender diverse children and adolescents with indicated ASD comprise an especially vulnerable group at risk of mental health difficulties

Longitudinal Cognitive Performance in Individuals at Ultrahigh Risk for Psychosis: A 10-year Follow-up

The onset of psychosis was not associated with deterioration in cognitive ability

Gender-affirming hormones and surgery in transgender children and adolescents

This Review explores the available published evidence on gender-affirming cross-sex hormone and surgical interventions in transgender children

The Brain Basis of Comorbidity in Neurodevelopmental Disorders

This review discusses early brain development and the etiological factors that may give rise to atypical developmental trajectories, along with neuroimaging insights

Complex Experiences of Gender Affirmation

This project explores the mental health and support needs of Australians with complex experiences of gender-affirmation.

Anaesthesia, suicide prevention and rare disease research supported by Telethon 2022

The generous support of West Australians through Channel 7’s Telethon Trust will help support vital child health research at The Kids Research Institute Australia in 2023.

Youth mental health researcher named joint Shell Aboriginal STEM Student of the Year

Youth mental health researcher named joint winner of the Shell Aboriginal STEM Student of the Year category at the 2022 Western Australian Premier’s Science Awards.