August 2023: Child protection and health outcomes for Aboriginal children and adolescents: Findings from the CRE REACH Research Program

Webinar

Missed the live webinar? A captioned recording is available to view now.

Details

CRE REACH (Centre for Research Excellence, Research Excellence in Aboriginal Child and Adolescent Health) is an NHMRC funded research centre whose mission is to change the life trajectories of Aboriginal children and adolescents by tackling the big four preventable causes of chronic disease: early childhood developmental delay, smoking, over/under nutrition, and injury.

This webinar provided an overview of the CRE REACH program by Professor Sandra Eades AO, the research lead and one of Australia's most significant Indigenous health leaders. Research findings were presented by sub-study leads on how best to improve Aboriginal child and adolescent health and the connections with child protection, and implications of the results for policy and practice were discussed.

The webinar was chaired by Dr Jessica Stewart (Executive Director, FACSIAR).

Presentation materials

Overview of CRE REACH: A centre for research excellence to improve Aboriginal child and adolescent health

Professor Sandra Eades AO - Associate Dean, Indigenous, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Services, University of Melbourne

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Pathways for Aboriginal children in the child protection system and maternal health

A/Professor Melissa O'Donnell - Deputy Director Research, Australian Centre for Child Protection, University of South Australia

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Cumulative incidence of child protection system contacts among a cohort of Western Australian Aboriginal children born 2000 to 2013

Ben Harrap - Biostatistician, PhD candidate, The University of Melbourne, Deakin University

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Impact of physical activity and sport participation for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people's health and broader social outcomes

Dr Rona Macniven - Heart Foundation Postdoctoral Fellow, School of Population Health, University of New South Wales

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Additional resources

Research papers mentioned in the presentations

Next Generation Youth Well-being Study:’ understanding the health and social well-being trajectories of Australian Aboriginal adolescents aged 10–24 years: study protocol

Cumulative incidence of child protection system contacts among a cohort of Western Australian Aboriginal children born 2000 to 2013

Contact: ResearchPartnerships@facs.nsw.gov.au