Outlines the processes undertaken towards establishing the National Early Childhood Development Researchable Data Set, which aims to link health and education data, using both jurisdictional and national data sources. Summary This report describes the processes undertaken from 2011-13 towards the development of an ongoing National Early Childhood Development Researchable Data Set (NECD RDS). This data...

Just over 130,000 children and young people were hospitalised as a result of an injury in 2011-12, with boys outnumbering girls by 2 to 1. Summary This report provides information on hospitalised injury in Australian children and young people aged 0 to 24 years in 2011-12. Just over 130,000 children and young people were hospitalised...

Kinship care refers to the care provided by relatives or members of the child’s social network when a child is unable to live at home with their parents, and is the preferred placement option within the Child Protection System.

This paper examines selected risk factors and health status indicators that show a statistically significant difference between children living in the most and least deprived socioeconomic areas of New Zealand.

Labelling kids: the good, the bad and the ADHD By Vicky Plows , Victoria University “ADHD”, “disruptive”, “behavioural difficulties”: labels like these are applied daily to our children. But there is a growing concern amongst educators, parents and pupils that the use of such labels has the potential to damage young lives. What’s in a...