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Celebrating 50 years of collaboration between Telethon and ORIGINS.

Cara and Peter signed up to The ORIGINS Project in 2017 when Cara was only six months pregnant with their first child, Oscar.

The Federal Government has joined with the Paul Ramsay Foundation to fund the project, with each pledging $13 million over 10 years.

Leading paediatrician and Co-Director of ORIGINS Professor Desiree Silva says key developmental milestones like smiling are being delayed because parents are spending too much time on devices.

The Joondalup Health Campus and The Kids are investigating how childhood and adult-onset diseases can be prevented during foetal development and in the early years of life.

The link between increasing anxiety among young children and too much screen time at the expense of “nature time” will be the focus of a new Perth study.

ORIGINS is a community resource that invites collaborative sub-projects and initiatives.

Accessing the ORIGINS cohort, database or biological samples involves a process of review and approval.

Information about Sub-Project Implementation Process

ORIGINS is fortunate to have a small passionate and dedicated group of longstanding volunteers.