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Using passwords

Passwords not only protect your information, but also the information you have on your phones, computers and other devices about your friends and

Privacy settings

Privacy settings help you to control who can access your social media profiles and other information you have stored online or on your devices.

Leadership in action

The leadership in action section of this handbook includes three modules you can access from the links below. How do you make a change? This module

Research

Promoter polymorphisms in two overlapping 6p25 genes implicate mitochondrial proteins in cognitive deficit in schizophrenia

In a previous study, we detected a 6p25-p24 region linked to schizophrenia in families with high composite cognitive deficit (CD) scores, a quantitative trait..

News & Events

Bad news days: How to limit your child’s exposure to trauma in the media

The world can be a scary place for children. Wars, terrorist atrocities, natural disasters, bushfires, famine and shocking crimes are all regular features in the news we consume – not to mention the almost blanket coverage of the Covid-19 pandemic.

News & Events

Baby Dreaming and Infant Mental Health Awareness Week

Embrace @ The Kids Research Institute Australia recognises Mental Health Awareness Week, running until June 18, with the theme of ‘bonding before birth’.

News & Events

Writing our story for Wear It Purple Day

Embrace @ The Kids Research Institute Australia celebrates Wear It Purple Day with Rio Tinto

News & Events

Leading youth mental health researchers welcome sector funding

Leaders of Western Australia’s youth mental health research sector from Embrace at The Kids Research Institute Australia have welcomed the state government’s $420 million boost to mental health spending in its 2023-24 budget.

Research

Early vocabulary development: The importance of joint attention and parent-child book reading

The current study brought a bioecological approach to children’s early vocabulary development using data from the Longitudinal Study of Australian Children...

Cognitive assessments

A cognitive assessment is a valuable tool to better understand how a child thinks, learns, and processes information.