Empower: Health Systems, Adversity and Child Well Being

Grant number: 1099422 | Funding period: 2015 - 2022

Completed

Abstract

Every child deserves the best start in life. Early life prevention of problems that disrupt optimal trajectories of child health and development are not just important to the health sector; they extend into the broader society impacting child care, early learning, schooling, labour market success and ultimately the economy. Our CRE will conduct rigorous evaluations of cutting-edge interventions to reduce the burdens of early life adversity on child health and development.

Related publications (5)

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Emulating a target trial of intensive nurse home visiting in the policy-relevant population using linked administrative data

M Moreno-Betancur, JW Lynch, RM Pilkington, HS Schuch, A Gialamas, MG Sawyer, CR Chittleborough, S Schurer, LC Gurrin

2023-02-01

Background: Populations willing to participate in randomized trials may not correspond well to policy-relevant target populations...

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Preschool attendance and developmental outcomes at age five in Indigenous and non-Indigenous children: A population-based cohort study of 100 357 Australian children

K Falster, M Hanly, B Edwards, E Banks, JW Lynch, S Eades, N Nickel, S Goldfeld, N Biddle

2021-04-01

Background Policies to increase Australian Indigenous children's participation in preschool aim to reduce developmental inequities..

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Cumulative Incidence of Child Protection Services Involvement before Age 5 Years in 153670 Australian Children

K Falster, M Hanly, R Pilkington, S Eades, J Stewart, L Jorm, J Lynch

2020-10-01

This study examines the incidence of notifications to and investigations, substantiations, and out-of-home care placements by chil..

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Role of maternal age at birth in child development among Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australian children in their first school year: a population-based cohort study

M Hanly, K Falster, E Banks, J Lynch, GM Chambers, M Brownell, A Dillon, S Eades, L Jorm

2020-01-01

Background: Indigenous Australian children are twice as likely to score poorly on developmental outcomes at age 5 years than their..

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Gestational Age and Child Development at Age Five in a Population-Based Cohort of Australian Aboriginal and Non-Aboriginal Children

M Hanly, K Falster, G Chambers, J Lynch, E Banks, N Homaira, M Brownell, S Eades, L Jorm

2018-01-01

Background: Preterm birth and developmental vulnerability are more common in Australian Aboriginal compared with non-Aboriginal ch..

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