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Other health conditions

Mental health concerns in youth are important in their own right. However, they can be even more troubling when your child is dealing with other health conditions.

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Crisis and mental health support organisations and contact details Emergency Assistance 000 Lifeline Phone and online counselling support available

School Stress

We want to ensure parents and carers have textbook tips for how to help their children deal with the pressures associated with studying for stressful assessments and for dealing with the results, whatever they may be.

Anxiety and depression

Anxiety is extreme and persistent worry that interferes with daily living and symptoms can include panic attacks, physical fear reactions and attempts to avoid the situation.

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Research from The Kids has revealed that approximately half of supposed 'educational' content for parents on TikTok is being uploaded by a creator without any expertise.

Embrace @ The Kids

Embrace @ The Kids Research Institute Australia is Western Australia’s first research collaboration devoted to the mental health of infants, children and young people ages 0-25.

Thought-provoking lecture from WA’s 2021 Australian of the Year

A major gap in tackling the mental health crisis in WA is the inability to effectively treat children and adolescents with a history of trauma within the current system.

Trauma research

Our projects that investigate trauma