NSW Child Development Study

We aim to improve the mental health and wellbeing of all Australian Children

DEVELOPMENT IN EARLY & MIDDLE CHILDHOOD

Identify targets for mental health programs that will build mental capacity during critical years of development, and promote better health and education outcomes that continue into adolescence and adulthood. 

        SCHOOL                BENEFITS                                      

Provide summary feedback to participating schools and education sectors on the mental health and wellbeing of their students and provide evidence-based findings on ‘what works’ in mental health promotion programs for schools.

 DATA COLLECTION & ANAYLSIS

Map patterns of resilience and vulnerability in early and middle childhood to further understand how these patterns relate to health, wellbeing, education, and work outcomes.

WIDER COMMUNITY BENEFITS

Understand how a population develops in order to help improve government policies and influence community-based action that maximise resilience and good mental health outcomes.