Improving outcomes for children with behavioural, emotional and social development concerns.
Our research focuses on improving our understanding of child mental health, specifically in areas of behavioural, emotional and social development concerns, the evaluation of innovative, state-of-the-art assessments and interventions, and translating those into policy and practice.
Training & resources
Research themes
Interventions and translation
Service models and delivery
Father engagement
Current Research Projects
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Improving Mental Health Pathways and Access to Child and Youth Treatments (IMPACT) study
Online parenting program supported by fortnightly check-in sessions.
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Growing Minds Check-In
Free wellbeing Check-In for Australian parents and caregivers of children aged from birth to 17 years.
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Improving the Understanding, Assessment and Intervention Support for Child Emotional and Behavioural Development
Research study in parenting program delivered by telehealth.
Past Research Project
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ParentWorks
ParentWorks is an innovative, father-inclusive, free online program for Australian parents and caregivers of children 2 to 17 years with behavioural difficulties. Following a…
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REAL Treatment-Epigenetics Project
The REAL treatment-epigenetics project evaluated a parent focussed treatment for two-to-eight-year-old children with disruptive behaviour problems and examined how parenting can impact the risk…
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ParentWorks Spectrum
The ParentWorks Spectrum project evaluated a new integrated treatment for young children aged 2-5 years with autism that focused on helping empower parents to…
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Family Man
The Family Man project evaluated the effectiveness of a new, brief, father-friendly online parenting program to improve father engagement, child behaviour and promote positive…
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Measuring Change in Parenting Programs
Helping parents manage challenging child behaviour