Early signals, later outcomes
How patterns visible in early and middle childhood relate to mental health and wellbeing in adolescence and adult life, and where the earliest opportunities for support may lie.
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Findings & publications
What a long view of childhood reveals, and how the study shares its work with researchers, practitioners and the public.
Themes of our research
What the study has helped to show
The descriptions below summarise the broad directions of the study's work. They are written as plain-language themes rather than specific results, and are intended to convey the kinds of questions the research speaks to.
The roots of resilience
The family, school and community conditions that help children do well despite difficulty, and how protective factors can offset risk.
Development across domains
How social, emotional, cognitive, physical and language development interact, rather than unfold in isolation, over the course of childhood.
Equity and context
How wellbeing differs across communities and circumstances, informing fairer, better-targeted services, including the Aboriginal-led Ngadhuri-nya strand.
How we share our work
Open to scrutiny, built for use
The study contributes to the scientific record through peer-reviewed journal articles, conference presentations and reports for policy and practice audiences. Engaging with the wider research community is how findings are tested, refined and trusted.
Where possible, the study also translates results into accessible summaries, so that the people who can act on the evidence, in schools, services and government, can understand and use it.
Publications
Selected outputs
The list below is an illustrative placeholder showing how the study's publications will be presented. Real citations, with full author lists and digital identifiers, will be added as the publication register is finalised.
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Developmental trajectories of childhood wellbeing in a whole-population cohort Journal article
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Protective factors and resilience in middle childhood: evidence from linked records and survey data Journal article
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Designing an Aboriginal-led component within a longitudinal child study: principles and practice Report
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Cross-agency record linkage for population child-development research: methods and safeguards Method paper
Researchers seeking specific outputs are welcome to contact the study team.
Build on this work
Take the findings further.
Approved researchers can apply to analyse the study's de-identified data and contribute new evidence of their own.