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mental health
Children's Health, Healthcare, Mental Health
Funding set for more mental health support for regional schools
Nina Alvarez Jul 12, 2022

The Andrews Labor Government is helping regional Victorian students access a suite of mental health tools to help them thrive in school and life. Kangaroo

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mental health unit
Healthcare, Healthcare News, Hospitals/Clinics, Learning - Topics, Mental Health
First public specialist Mother and Baby Mental Health Unit opens at RPA
Nina Alvarez May 12, 2022

New mums requiring specialist care for a severe mental illness can now have their babies stay with them at NSW’s first public, purpose-built Mother and

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ACOSS
Children's Health, Healthcare, Healthcare News
ACOSS joins AMA’s call on improving child health and wellbeing
Nina Alvarez Feb 25, 2022

ACOSS is pleased to join with the Australian Medical Association (AMA) to call for a refocus on improving child health and wellbeing and strongly recommend

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Hearing Australia
Children's Health, Healthcare
Hearing Australia ensures First Nations kids are school ready
Nina Alvarez Feb 22, 2022

One in three Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children experience chronic ear disease in Australia. Poor hearing can make it difficult for kids to engage

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Immune stimulant
Children's Health, Healthcare, Healthcare News
Immune stimulant could help prevent asthma in children
Nina Alvarez Feb 17, 2022

A recent study by respiratory researchers from Perth has found that OM-85, an immune stimulant, could help prevent babies from developing asthma. Led by PhD

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healthy play
Children's Health, Healthcare
Families urged to give the gift of active, healthy play this Christmas
Nina Alvarez Nov 25, 2021

After a year of staying inside, NSW Health is encouraging families to inspire their kids to hop, skip and jump into the Christmas holiday period,

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creativity
Children's Health, Healthcare
Why encouraging creativity in your child is important
Nina Alvarez Nov 23, 2021

Fostering your child’s creativity is a vital part in helping them grow. It will help them discover things about themselves and shape how they see

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exploitation
Children's Health, Mental Health
Coleman: “Social media’s exploitation of kids has to stop”
Nina Alvarez Nov 5, 2021

The Hon David Coleman MP has shared his opinion regarding protection for children on large social media sites by fines and heightened security, to prevent

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Neurodivergent Parenting: Taking care of a child on the Autism Spectrum
Children's Health, Mental Health
Neurodivergent Parenting: Taking care of a child on the Autism Spectrum
Nina Alvarez Oct 29, 2021

Parenting is a huge feat to undertake. It requires a certain kind of readiness and acceptance, and a mental fortitude that not a lot of

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Playing in 2021 How do Aussie kids do it
Children's Health, Medical Science and Technology, Mental Health
Playing in 2021: How do Aussie kids do it? And is it enough?
Nina Alvarez Oct 12, 2021

Variety Australia, the Children’s Charity has launched its National Play Survey to find out how Aussie kids and teens are playing and, more importantly, who

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Children's Health
The Lowdown on ADHD in children
Nina Alvarez Oct 1, 2021

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (abbreviated as ADHD, and sometimes referred to as ADD in the past) is a developmental disorder that begins in early childhood.

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Alcohol
Children's Health, Hospitals
Funding boost for Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder diagnosis and care
Lourdes Antenor Aug 11, 2021

The diagnosis and treatment of children with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) is set to be strengthened with the announcement of $3.68 million in funding

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