Centre for Community Child Health

#EquitableAccess 🌤️ We’re reflecting on milestones reached and lessons learned in 2024 in our mission to tackle the unjust differences in children’s health, development and wellbeing 📄 https://lnkd.in/g2hp_aYu   One significant milestone was the release of the National Child and Family Hubs Network Strategy 2024 – 2029.   #ChildAndFamilyHubs 🌈 provide a welcoming ‘front door’ for families to access a range of services, supports and social connections.   There’s a growing body of evidence that #Hubs can improve child health and educational outcomes, and support families to access quality services and supports equitably.   The strategy will guide work over the next five years to provide greater support to Child and Family #Hubs🌈 across Australia. Read the strategy now 📑 https://lnkd.in/g2hp_aYu   It was also exciting to see Thriving Queensland Kids Partnership and ARACY release a new framework to guide the design and delivery of Child and Family Hubs! Watch the webinar recording of the launch 💻 https://lnkd.in/gzz549yN #ChildAndFamilyHubs 🌈 #Hubs #NationalChildAndFamilyHubsNetwork #ChildHealth #ChildHealthEquity #FamilyEngagement #InclusiveServices #ChildDevelopment #FamilyWellbeing #ChildWellbeing

Great to use our 12 year experience from our Victorian child hearing loss biobank (#VicCHILD) to partner with The Ear Science Institute Australia in this project! Our recent publication https://lnkd.in/gW7V4fkX led by Dr Jing Wang used >2000 saliva samples from Murdoch Children's Research Institute (MCRI)’s #Checkpoint and #VicCHILD #Lifecourse cohorts to study child hearing polygenic risk, which could be used for clinical risk prediction in the future. We look forward to the partnership to increase the power of prediction and personalised medicine for deaf and hard of hearing children and their families. Melissa Wake Jing Wang Angela Morgan Katherine Lange Murdoch Children's Research Institute (MCRI) Centre for Community Child Health

So important to see robust papers that are able to both underscore the importance of positive mental health ( it’s not one minus mental illness) AND understand the epidemiology across countries. Much to learn from both international comparisons and COVID. Special shout out to Dr Meredith O'Connor and Steven Hope who are the wonderful researchers leading this paper and our international collaboration. Food for thought about next steps for effective and equitable interventions for healthier populations. #childhealthequity Centre for Community Child Health Murdoch Children's Research Institute (MCRI) Imperial College London

The places in which children live, play and learn shape their wellbeing and development. PLACE is interested in hearing your community's voice on your challenges, successes and aspirations for place-based work. EOIs close 14 Feb.

💡 #WORKSHOP 💡We can uncover new ways to improve our work with families by reflecting on the effect of our interactions with all people that influence children’s learning and development 📝 https://lnkd.in/gxhaEQFw In our #ReflectivePractice workshop, you’ll: ✅ Explore the principles and theoretical underpinnings of reflective practice. ✅ Learn how to identify the characteristics of effective reflection on practice. ✅ Practice skills and strategies to facilitate reflective practice with colleagues and parents. 📆 Date: 11, 18 and 25 March  ⏰ Time: 4PM to 5.15PM 🖥 Delivery: Online (3x 1.25-hour sessions, held over 3 consecutive weeks) ⭐️ Register at https://lnkd.in/gxhaEQFw This workshop is delivered by the Centre for Community Child Health at the Murdoch Children's Research Institute (MCRI) and The Royal Children's Hospital. #EarlyChildhoodEducation #ChildHealthEquity #FamilyEngagement #InclusiveServices #FamilyWellbeing #EarlyYears #EveryChildThrives #ProfessionalDevelopment

🤝 #SNAPSHOT How can data-based decision making support #PlaceBasedInitiatives? 📄 https://bit.ly/41EHUdn Using the right #data effectively fuels better collaboration, more targeted interventions and in turn, better outcomes for children and families. A number of barriers – such as not having access to the right data, poor data infrastructure and limited capabilities - can make difficult for place-based initiatives to effectively use data to inform their decision making.   Find out about the barriers that hinder the use of data and how using #LeadIndicators can drive change in communities in the latest #ResearchSnapshot from #RestackingTheOdds 📈 https://bit.ly/41EHUdn   In our recent #webinar, early years services around Australia discussed how they use lead indicators to drive equitable outcomes in their communities. Watch #DemocratisingData - a practical approach for frontline workers now 💻 https://lnkd.in/gs7Rdn6u   #RSTO 📈 is a collaboration between the Centre for Community Child Health at the Murdoch Children's Research Institute (MCRI), Bain & Company and Social Ventures Australia.   #EarlyChildhoodEducation #ChildHealthEquity #ChildDevelopment Logan Together Gladstone Region engaging in action Together (GRT) Thriving Queensland Kids Partnership Paul Ramsay Foundation Olivia Hilton Gemma Davy Clare Shann Caitlin Macmillan Jacqui McCann

Really excited for the next 5 years of funding from the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) for me to continue our team’s research at Murdoch Children's Research Institute (MCRI) Centre for Community Child Health The Royal Children's Hospital University of Melbourne that aims to help all deaf and hard of hearing children reach their best potential and live fulfilled lives. We are developing the Australian National Child Hearing Health Registry #ANCHOR https://lnkd.in/gvy-6BKe to connect child deafness services and data across the country to enable population scale research and health systems quality improvement. We are also finding the best evidence based ways to scale up screening for congenital CMV to prevent its impacts on child development and hearing https://lnkd.in/gKciPE52 Grateful for my fabulous team: Libby Smith Kayla Elliott Zeffie Poulakis Jing Wang Melissa Wake Whitney Q. Tegan Howell Emma Webb Alanna G. Vanessa Bond Michelle Cao Erin Anderson & Lil Downie

⚠️ New evidence! ⚠️ We might want COVID-19 in the rear-view mirror, but its significant and unequal impacts on children and young people cannot be ignored. When COVID-19 struck, longitudinal studies from LifeCourse: A Melbourne Children's Initiative united to explore its effects on children, young people, and families. Our new analysis has revealed that children and young people facing socioeconomic disadvantage before COVID-19 experienced: - Greater COVID-19-related worries - More negative emotions - Increased family economic difficulties - Fewer positive life changes By continuing to track children and young people’s health and wellbeing, we can better understand their resilience and recovery in the years to come. 🔗 Read the full article here: https://lnkd.in/gpptMQQH A team science effort only possible with co-authors Katherine Lange, Marnie Downes, Margarita Moreno-Betancur, David Burgner, Naomi Priest, Valerie Sung, Stephanie Brown, Deirdre Gartland, Kirsten Perrett, Sharon Goldfeld, Craig Olsson, and many others collaborating on the LifeCourse-COVID-Wellbeing project. #Research #COVID19 #Children #Youth #PsychosocialImpacts #MentalHealth #SocioeconomicDisparities #PublicHealth #HealthInequality

Great things are possible when we work with our rural communities & partners like #CentreforCommunityChildHealth and #RoyalFarWest.

#PaediatricCare 🚑 This month we’re reflecting on the strides made together in 2024 towards advancing child health equity. Last year, #ByFive 🖐 launched #YearsOnEnd... the Tyranny of Distance – a short documentary capturing their collaborative efforts to improve access to paediatric care in rural Victoria 💻  https://lnkd.in/gpsGbcp9 Accessing care and services, regardless of where you live, should be a right. Watch the video to see how By Five gives children the chance to meet their potential within their communities 💻  https://lnkd.in/gpsGbcp9 We’re proud to partner with By Five as evidence and learning partner – find out more at 🖐 https://lnkd.in/g99XVcwT #ChildHealthEquity #EveryChildThrives #EarlyYears #RuralFamilies #RuralVictoria #RuralChildren #RuralAdvocacy #EquitableAccess #Wimmera