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Designs on Narrative: A Design-Based Method to Elicit Young People’s Narratives About Electronic Image-Sharing Issues and InterventionsThe narrative structure innate to the Design Thinking process offered a picture of electronic image-sharing problems and related solutions from young people’s perspectives
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Tasmania’s child and family centres building parenting capability: a mixed methods studyThis mixed methods study investigated the impact of Tasmania’s Child and Family Centres on parents’ confidence and competence
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Combining whole-school and targeted programs for the reduction of bullying victimization: A randomized, effectiveness trialThe current effectiveness trial evaluated the combination of a whole-school program designed to prevent bullying perpetration and victimization
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Mental-health disparities between heterosexual and sexual-minority adolescents: Examining the role of informant discrepanciesUnderstanding informant discrepancies and their meaning is pivotal to designing surveys that generate robust insights into the health of sexual-minority adolescents
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Late-talking and risk for behavioral and emotional problems during childhood and adolescenceAlthough many toddlers with expressive vocabulary delay ("late talkers") present with age-appropriate language skills by the time they are of school age,...
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Early vocabulary development: The importance of joint attention and parent-child book readingThe current study brought a bioecological approach to children’s early vocabulary development using data from the Longitudinal Study of Australian Children...
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Early mental health morbidity and later smoking at 17 years of ageWe examined the relationship between the onset and pattern of childhood mental health disorders and subsequent current smoking status at age 17 years.
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Through the kids ... we connected with our community: Children as catalysts of social capitalBoth children and adults benefit from living in communities and neighborhoods that are rich in social capital.
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Exploring the Experiences of Australian Fathers Who Lead School ‘Dads Groups’Past research suggests that fathers are underrepresented in traditional parenting and child health promotion programs compared to mothers. One promising method to deliver support is a peer-facilitated approach that enables fathers to connect with their peers. This model has been adopted by several community organisations in Australia. However, limited research evaluates the implementation and impact of these services.
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The Role of Friends in Supporting Young People With Cancer: A Scoping ReviewPeers play a crucial role in supporting wellbeing and psychosocial development for young people aged 12-25. However, a cancer experience often leads to challenges maintaining friendships. There have been no prior attempts to map or synthesise available research or resources on support specifically from friends for young people with cancer, limiting the capacity to draw conclusions or determine next steps for how to best support young people with cancer. This review aims to address this gap by mapping and synthesising the available literature and resources.