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Healthy Development : Adolescent Health

Date	Media	Details	Interviewee / Mentions
18 Nov 2008	Herlad Sun	STUDENTS who have been suspended from school are nearly twice as likely to be violent than those who have not, according to new Melbourne research. Dr Sheryl Hemphill, a senior researcher at the Murdoch Childrens Research Institute Centre for Adolescent Health, says suspensions should only be used as a last resort.	Sheryl Hemphill
9 Nov 2008	SundayCanberraTimes	AN INNOVATIVE program is using mobile phones to help improve adolescent mental health. Mobiletype, or Mobile Tracking of Young People's Experiences, asks teens to SMS details of their mood and activities to their doctor as a form of self-monitoring and improving the delivery of mental health services. Chief investigator on the project, Sophie Reid, discussed the results of a recent pilot study at the Australian and New Zealand Adolescent Health Conference in Melbourne on Friday.	Sophie Reid
6 Nov 2008	Herald Sun	BRAT camps and hard-line discipline fail to tame wayward teens, says a leading adolescent expert.Dr Sheryl Hemphill from Murdoch Childrens Research Institute said forcing violent and troubled children together in military-style boot camps and other shock programs did more harm than good.	Sheryl Hemphill
6 Nov 2008	The Age	MILITARY-style "boot camps" and programs that try to shock troubled adolescents out of violent or anti-social tendencies may worsen their behaviour, a youth researcher has said. Sheryl Hemphill, of the Murdoch Children's Research Institute, said tactics such as taking delinquent children to meet prisoners or sending them away to "tough love" camps could have a negative effect on their overall development.	Sheryl Hemphill
6 Nov 2008	The Age online	MILITARY-style "boot camps" and programs that try to shock troubled adolescents out of violent or anti-social tendencies may worsen their behaviour, a youth researcher has said. Sheryl Hemphill, of the Murdoch Children's Research Institute, said tactics such as taking delinquent children to meet prisoners or sending them away to "tough love" camps could have a negative effect on their overall development.	Sheryl Hemphill
14 Apr 2008	The Age	"When I carne to this topic of genetic testing in children, there had been much written by lawyers and ethicists, clinicians and counsellors... I wanted to know whether young people actually experienced those impacts themselves and how they felt about genetic tests they'd had." Dr Rony Duncan	Dr Rony Duncan
22 Mar 2008	Herald Sun	Susan Sawyer, director of the Centre for Adolescent Health at Melbourne's Royal Children's Hospital, said there has been a four-fold increase in admissions for, eating disorders in the past three years, with children as young as 10 being treated for bulimia and anorexia.	Susan Sawyer
17 Mar 2008	The University of Melbourne Voice	Postdoctoral researcher Dr Rony Duncan, of the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute, an affiliated institute of the University of Melbourne, is a specialist in the ethical implications of medical science, especially in adolescent health.	Rony Duncan
7 Mar 2008	Herald Sun online	A TEEN mum who was given the morning-after pill three times at 14, before being referred for an abortion at 15, says parents should be told of the contraceptive being prescribed.	Susan Sawyer
7 Mar 2008	Herald Sun	Victoria's Centre for Adolescent Health director Susan Sawyer said doctors worked hard to encourage young people to share with their parents.	Susan Sawyer
5 Mar 2008	Swan Hill Guardian	Professor Susan Sawyer, director of the Victoria's Centre for Adolescent Health, has called on nurses to be able to administer the oral contraceptive to those in need.	Susan Sawyer
4 Mar 2008	Daily Advertiser (Wagga Wagga)	Victoria's Centre for Adolescent Health director Professor Susan Sawyer said at the weekend that young people legally had a right to confidential health care.	Susan Sawyer
4 Mar 2008	Launceston Examiner	Victoria's Centre for Adolescent Health director Professor Susan Sawyer said at the weekend that young people legally had a right to confidential health care.	Susan Sawyer
4 Mar 2008	Hobart Mercury	The AMA was responding to Victoria's Adolescent Health Centre director Professor Susan Sawyer who said girls should be able to have emergency oral contraception, without parents being informed.	Susan Sawyer
4 Mar 2008	Western Advocate	Victoria's Centre for Adolescent Health director Professor Susan Sawyer said at the weekend that young people legally had a right to confidential health care.	Susan Sawyer
4 Mar 2008	Cairns Post	Victoria's Centre for Adolescent Health director Prof Susan Sawyer said girls should be able to have emergency oral contraception.	Susan Sawyer
3 Mar 2008	AAP Newswire	The Australian Medical Association has dismissed a suggestion that school nurses should be allowed to give the morning after pill to girls.	Susan Sawyer
3 Mar 2008	Ballarat Courier	Victoria's Centre for Adolescent Health director professor Susan Sawyer said the young people legally had a right to confidential health care.	Susan Sawyer
3 Mar 2008	ABC 702 Sydney	Interview with Professor Susan Sawyer, Director, Victorian Centre for Adolescent Health. She says that the morning after pill is available in Australia over the counter, and hence it is usually quite accessible. However, young people in rural areas do have difficulty accessing both the morning after pill.	Susan Sawyer
3 Mar 2008	4BC Brisbane	Victorian Centre for Adolescent Health director Susan Sawyer sits in to discuss her statements that some school nurses should be allowed to give the Morning After Pill to girls.	Susan Sawyer
3 Mar 2008	2CC Canberra	Interview with Prof Susan Sawyer, Director, Victorian Centre for Adolescent Health.	Susan Sawyer
3 Mar 2008	News.com.au	SCHOOLS should focus on preventing unprotected sex among their students, not providing morning-after pills to girls, the Australian Medical Association (AMA) says. Victoria's Centre for Adolescent Health director Professor Susan Sawyer said at the weekend that young people legally had a right to confidential health care.	Susan Sawyer
3 Mar 2008	Courier Mail online	SCHOOLS should focus on preventing unprotected sex among students, not providing morning-after pills, the Australian Medical Association (AMA) says.	Susan Sawyer
3 Mar 2008	News.com.au	Schools should focus on preventing unprotected sex among their students, not providing morning-after pills to girls, the Australian Medical Association (AMA) says. It was responding to comments by Victoria's Centre for Adolescent Health director Professor Susan Sawyer, who said at the weekend girls should be able to have emergency oral contraception without their parents being informed.	Susan Sawyer
2 Mar 2008	FOX FM News	An adolescent health expert says young girls should be able to access the morning after pill from the school sick bay, as teen pregnancy rates continue to rise. Centre for Adolescent Health spokesperson Prof Susan Sawyer says this would help address growing teen pregnancy rates in regional areas.
2 Mar 2008	Herald Sun online	NURSES at Victorian schools should be able to hand out the morning-after pill to girls without their parents' knowledge, the state's leading adolescent health expert says.	Susan Sawyer
2 Mar 2008	www.thewest.com.au	Nurses at Victorian schools should be able to give the morning-after pill to girls without their parents knowing, an adolescent health expert says.	Susan Sawyer
2 Mar 2008	West Australian online	Nurses at Victorian schools should be able to give the morning-after pill to girls without their parents knowing, an adolescent health expert says. Victoria's Centre for Adolescent Health director Professor Susan Sawyer told News Limited newspapers young people legally had a right to confidential health care.	Susan Sawyer
2 Mar 2008	Herald Sun online	THE teenage pregnancy crisis, which places enormous costs on our community, often raises more questions than answers.	Susan Sawyer
2 Mar 2008	Sunday Herlad Sun	Victoria's Centre for Adolescent Health director Prof Susan Sawyer said young people legally had a right to confidential health care at any age.	Susan Sawyer
2 Mar 2008	Sunday Herald Sun	Teens in country areas are naturally reluctant to talk to local GPs for advice on sexual matters, particularly if they believe their confidentiality is not guaranteed. The problem has prompted Susan Sawyer, head of the Victorian Centre for Adolescent Health, to suggest school nurses be empowered to supply the morningafter pill to students without their parents' Knowledge.	Susan Sawyer
2 Mar 2008	3AW	James asks Professor Susan Sawyer if it's a good idea that teens be made accessible to the morning-after pill	Susan Sawyer
2 Mar 2008	AAP Newswire	Professor SUSAN SAWYER .. from Victoria's Centre for Adolescent Health .. has told News Ltd newspapers that young people legally have a right to confidential health care. And she says girls should be able to have emergency oral contraception.	Susan Sawyer
28 Feb 2008	Sydney Morning Herald	"[The age of onset of puberty] fell until the '50s or '60s, but there is no convincing evidence in Australia that it's continuing to fall," says Professor George Patton, the director of adolescent health research at the Centre for Adolescent Health in Melbourne. "No other countries have replicated the US data and we are not sure how to interpret it."	George Patton
28 Feb 2008	SMH online	Girls are developing younger, with consequences for their health, appearance and social lives.	Professor George Patton
6 Feb 2008	Portland Observer	GEOFF Handbury was faced with a problem few people will admit to - he had too much money.One subject close to his heart is the Centre For Adolescent Health, which is part of the Royal Children's Hospital. 'It's about getting terribly difficult kids through their adolescence. It's quite a challenge. It doesn't get much publicity but there are lots of kids growing tip in dysfunctional families. I love anything to do with youth.'
5 Feb 2008	Hills News	The Raising Children Network suggests that the key to keeping children active is to help them find an activity that they enjoy. This can be anything from dance through to team sports.
24 Jan 2008	Queensland Times	THE search is on for dedicated and passionate people to help instil a love of reading among Queensland youngsters...The funding has been granted to the Centre for Community Child Health in partnership with The Smith Family for the pilot.
23 Jan 2008	Gatton Lockyer Brisbane Valley Star	THE search is on for dedicated and passionate people to help instil a love of reading among Queensland youngsters.Funding to the tune of $2.1 million has been granted to the Centre for Community Child Health in partnership with The Smith Family for the pilot.
21 Jan 2008	Medical Journal of Australia	...Most women will request abortion after the diagnosis of a major fetal abnormality - 95% do so after the diagnosis of Down syndrome in Victoria (J Halliday, Head, Public Health Genetics, Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, Melbourne, personal communication).	A/Professor Jane Halliday
21 Jan 2008	Medical Journal of Australia	Various infant formulas-such as soy, extensively hydrolysed and amino acid-based formula - that can be used to treat cows milk protein allergy are available in Australia. Author details: David J Hill,* FRACP, Senior Allergist; Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, VIC.	Dr David Hill
19 Jan 2008	Herald Sun	DRUGS are a minefield for Gen X parents, many of whom have indulged in the occasional illicit substance. Mentions: Raising Children Network
18 Jan 2008	3AW	Margaret Smith, CEO, Children First Foundation, joins them and is very happy to hear of the donation. Handbury mentions he is closely involved in the Centre for Adolescent Health at the Royal Children's Hospital.
17 Jan 2008	Robinvale Sentinel	The Robinvale Sentinel, together with the rest of the community, is deeply concerned over the sad loss of two young lives in recent months....Surveys conducted at the Centre for Adolescent Health indicate that 5% of young people; mainly female, engage in selfharming behaviours

 

 

Healthy Development : Alcohol and Drug Use

Date	Media	Details	Interviewee / Mentions
8 Nov 2008	The Age	VICTORIAN teenagers are binge drinking twice as much as teens in the US, research shows. A survey of 3500 students from 285 schools in Victoria and Washington state also found a link between harsh punishment for drinking in schools and higher rates of alcohol use. Tracy Evans-Whipp, a researcher at Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, said 54% of 15-year-olds in Victorian schools who responded to the survey drank alcohol in the past month, compared with 28% of teens the same age in Washington.	Tracy Evans-Whip
14 Sep 2008	Sunday Mail Brisbane	ONE-third of parents plan to supply their children with alcohol at this year's Schoolies Week even though most believe binge-drinking among teenagers is a problem. Parental supply of alcohol has been linked to alcohol abuse, with a Murdoch Children's Research Institute study finding children who have been supplied on "special occasions" were more likely to binge-drink in later years.
19 Jul 2008	Perth Now	MORE than half of 12-year-olds have drunk alcohol, and one in 10 has recently carried a weapon or stolen something worth more than $10. A survey of 4000 Year 8 students paints an alarming picture of rising rates of violent crime among youngsters. The Year 8 students, with an average age of 12, were surveyed in Victoria, Queensland and Western Australia by Melbourne's Murdoch Children's Research Institute.
19 Jul 2008	Mercury online	MORE than half of 12-year-olds have drunk alcohol, and one in 10 has recently carried a weapon or stolen something worth more than $10. A survey of 4000 Year 8 students paints an alarming picture of rising rates of violent crime among youngsters. The Year 8 students, with an average age of 12, were surveyed in Victoria, Queensland and Western Australia by Melbourne's Murdoch Children's Research Institute.
19 Jul 2008	The Weekend Australian	MORE than half of 12-year-olds have drunk alcohol, and one in 10 has recently carried a weapon or stolen something worth more than $10. A survey of 4000 Year 8 students paints an alarming picture of rising rates of violent crime among youngsters. The Year 8 students, with an average age of 12, were surveyed in Victoria, Queensland and Western Australia by Melbourne's Murdoch Children's Research Institute.	John Toumbourou
4 Jun 2008	Channel 7	Australian research has exposed the link between marijuana and brain damage. A study of habitual dope smokers found the brain got smaller as a result of drug abuse. Dr Murat Yucel, Researcher says some people were having difficulties with reading and attention. Chris Martin, Former Drug User says he went through many hallucinations. Prof George Patton, Murdoch Children's Research Institute says using cannabis during the teenage years is likely to be damaging.	George Patton
4 Jun 2008	Channel 7	Austn research has exposed the link between marijuana and brain damage. A study of habitual dope smokers found the brain got smaller as a result of drug abuse. Dr Murat Yucel, Researcher says some people were having difficulties with reading and attention. Chris Martin, Former Drug User says he went through many hallucinations. Prof George Patton, Murdoch Children's Research Institute says using cannabis during the teenage years is likely to be damaging.	George Patton
23 Mar 2008	Sunday Age	Deakin University professor of health psychology John Toumbourou, who also works for the Murdoch Children's Research Institute, said he was a "very strong supporter" of lifting the drinking age to 21 as it had a proven track record of reducing alcohol-related harm to the brain, which is still forming into the early 20s.	John Toumbourou
13 Mar 2008	SMH online	Researchers at the Centre for Adolescent Health who compared the effects of cannabis and alcohol use found overwhelming evidence cannabis was "the drug for life's future losers".
8 Mar 2008	The Age	The Age asked four experts to respond to scenarios that parents of teenagers face.	John Toumbourou
8 Mar 2008	The Age online	My son is turning 16. He wants to invite 20 mates to our place, and he wants alcohol. What should I do?	John Toumbourou
8 Mar 2008	Herald Sun online	As Australia battles a big increase in teen boozing and street violence, let’s revisit “harm minimisation” - the popular policy promoted by VicHealth for many years under its then leader, Rob Moodie. Today Moodie, now a professor at the Nossal Institute for Global Health, explains the “harm minimisation” approach in situations involving a boozing child, which you may contrast with the saner advice of Professor John Toumbourou of the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute	John Toumbourou
2 Mar 2008	Sunday Age	Parents play a vital role in curbing underage drinking, argues John Toumbourou.	John Toumbourou
2 Mar 2008	The Age online	WE SEE lots of images in the media these days that show our children drowning in a sea of alcohol misuse. Some of it may be overstated, but the trends do have some reality. Hospital admission records show across Australian states increasing trends for underage drinkers (aged 14 to 17) to be admitted for alcohol-related problems.	John Toumbourou
13 Jan 2008	Sunday Mail Brisbane	The Centre for Community Child Health in conjunction with The Smith Family will receive $1.85 million to operate the program over four years.
12 Jan 2008	Daily Examiner	The study on the influences of early adolescent alcohol use, a combined effort from Deakin University, the University of Melbourne, the University of New South Wales and the Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, found that parents underestimate the influence they have on their teenager's drinking... Professor of Psychology at Deakin University, John Tambourou, said the findings were a wake-up call to parents...	A/Professor John Tambourou
1 Jan 2008	Wollondilly Advertiser	An online survey by the Raising Children Network of 300 parents revealed children under five receive less than $2 while parents give children aged five and six years between $2 and $5.

 

 

Infection, Immunity and Environment : Allergy and Immune Disorders

Date	Media	Details	Interviewee / Mentions
1 Aug 2008	Australasian Science	One of the most basic lessons in science - that correlation is not causation - has been revealed again in a study showing that drinking soy milk does not cause peanut allergy. Our results show that parents who choose to give their children soy products are not increasing their risk of becoming allergic to peanuts. It's a myth," says PhD student and epidemiologist Jennifer Koplin of the Murdoch Childrens Research Institute.	Jennifer Koplin
27 Jul 2008	Sunday Age	One in three Australians will develop an allergy - double the rate of 25 years ago. Food allergies in infants have soared fivefold between 1993 and 2005. The head of allergy research at the Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Mimi Tang, said a cure could be anything from five to 20 years away. "But every day we're getting closer," she said.	Mimi Tang
1 Jul 2008	Australian R&D Review	Drinking soy milk or soy-based formula does not trigger peanut allergy in children, researchers from the Murdoch Children's Research Institutehave found. Their work challenges the results of an influential previous study.	Jennifer Koplin
25 Jun 2008	The Australian Women's Weekly	Sarah Murdoch and Dame Elisabeth Murdoch speak together about their work for the Murdoch Childrens Research Institute.	Sarah Murdoch
23 Jun 2008	Canberra Times	Research from the Murdoch Children's Research Institute has found that drinking soybased products in infancy does not trigger peanut allergy, a link that had been suspected because both legumes produce similar proteins which could cause cross-reactions by the immune system. Epidemiology PhD student Jennifer Koplin has shown that the association between soy consumption and peanut allergy occurs because parents whose children are already at higher risk of peanut allergy due to a family history of cow's milk allergy, are more likely to feed their children soy.	Jennifer Koplin
22 Jun 2008	MIX FM	Healthwire - a look at local, national and international stories affecting our health. - Murdoch Children's Research Institute say they have debunked the myth that soy milk or soy based formula is linked with triggering peanut allergies.
22 Jun 2008	MIX FM	Healthwire - a look at local, national and international stories affecting our health. - Murdoch Children's Research Institute say they have debunked the myth that soy milk or soy based formula is linked with triggering peanut allergies.
19 Jun 2008	Smash Hits India	Parents need not worry about giving their children soy milk or soy-based formula. It is not likely to trigger peanut allergy, according to a new study. "Our results show that their risk of becoming allergic to peanuts ... is a myth," said epidemiologist Jennifer Koplin of Murdoch Children's Research Institute, who led the research.	Jennifer Koplin
18 Jun 2008	The Australia	THE suggestion that drinking soy milk or soy-based formula can trigger a peanut allergy in children has been dispelled as a myth. Jennifer Koplin, an epidemiologist at Melbourne's Murdoch Children's Research Institute, said yesterday: "Our results show that parents who choose to give their children soy products are not increasing the child's risk of becoming allergic to peanuts. It's a myth."	Jennifer Koplin
18 Jun 2008	The Australia	THE suggestion that drinking soy milk or soy-based formula can trigger a peanut allergy in children has been dispelled as a myth. Jennifer Koplin, an epidemiologist at Melbourne's Murdoch Children's Research Institute, said yesterday: "Our results show that parents who choose to give their children soy products are not increasing the child's risk of becoming allergic to peanuts. It's a myth."	Jennifer Koplin
18 Jun 2008	www.thewest.com.au	A young Melbourne scientist has released research that blows out of the water the theory soy milk causes peanut allergies in children. Jennifer Koplin, 23, a PhD student at the University of Melbourne, has had her research published in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. She is now involved in a further study, performed by the Murdoch Childrens Research Institute and led by Dr Katie Allen, looking at other factors to do with peanut allergies.	Jennifer Koplin
18 Jun 2008	TheAge.com	A young Melbourne scientist has released research that blows out of the water the theory soy milk causes peanut allergies in children. Jennifer Koplin, 23, a PhD student at the University of Melbourne, has had her research published in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. The study was done in conjunction with the Murdoch Childrens Research Institute.	Jennifer Koplin
18 Jun 2008	Sydney Morning Herald online	A young Melbourne scientist has released research that blows out of the water the theory soy milk causes peanut allergies in children. Jennifer Koplin, 23, a PhD student at the University of Melbourne, has had her research published in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. The study was done in conjunction with the Murdoch Childrens Research Institute.	Jennifer Koplin
17 Jun 2008	ABC 774 Melbourne	Red Symons speaks to Jennifer Koplin of Murdoch Children's Research Institute, who says she has done work to do with peanut allergies and soy milk and reads a related limerick.	Jennifer Koplin
27 Apr 2008	Radio National (National Australia)	The increase in allergies, especially peanut allergies in children. The British Govt is sitting on its hands over recommendations to parents until it gets hard evidence, but their previous advice was perhaps a public health blunder. We have been tinkering with our immune system and an epidemic has occurred, Austn doctors filled out 45,000 prescriptions for EpiPens. Dr Mimi Tang says the policy of avoiding certain foods has not worked, to become tolerant you need to be exposed to it. Parents discuss the difficulties of seeing specialists and getting accurate information. There is a dire shortage of child allergy specialists. The QLD Govt opened a centre but parents still wait 18 months for an appointment. The "hygiene hypothesis" for allergy causes are discussed. Pets are also developing more allergies. It is generally in western countries where the allergy rate is soaring, not in Asia where peanuts are a staple or is Israel where babies chew on peanut rusks.	A/Prof Katie Allen & A/Prof Mimi Tang
10 Apr 2008	ABC1 (National Australia)	Dr Katie Allen, Paediatric Gastroenterologist, Murdoch Children's Research Institute, talks about allergy clinics that test children for food allergies. Kemp says that children can grow out of food allergies. Demasi shows some children being tested to demonstrate the testing process. King says that she has written a book with recipes for children with allergies.	Dr Katie Allen
26 Jan 2008	The Australian	Katie Allen, lead author of the NEJM study, says the result 'reopens the debate on whether population-based genetic screening for hereditary haemochromatosis should be considered''. ... Associate Professor Allen, a paediatric gastroenterologist at the Murdoch Childrens Research Institute in Melbourne, says fatigue, arthritis and sometimes abdominal pain are among the first symptoms of haemochromatosis. However, problems can be avoided by donating blood regularly.	A/ Professor Katie Allen
24 Jan 2008	Queensland Times	THE search is on for dedicated and passionate people to help instil a love of reading among Queensland youngsters...The funding has been granted to the Centre for Community Child Health in partnership with The Smith Family for the pilot.
23 Jan 2008	Gatton Lockyer Brisbane Valley Star	THE search is on for dedicated and passionate people to help instil a love of reading among Queensland youngsters.Funding to the tune of $2.1 million has been granted to the Centre for Community Child Health in partnership with The Smith Family for the pilot.
23 Jan 2008	Courier Mail	GastroenteroIogist Katie Allen, of Melbourne's Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, said scientists believed women were less susceptible because of menstruation and childbirth.	A/ Professor Katie Allen
23 Jan 2008	Canberra Times	The mother of media magnate Rupert Murdoch, Dame Elisabeth is patron of the Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, life governor of the Royal Women's Hospital and supporter of 110 charitable organisations.	Dame Elisabeth Murdoch AC DBE
21 Jan 2008	Medical Journal of Australia	...Most women will request abortion after the diagnosis of a major fetal abnormality - 95% do so after the diagnosis of Down syndrome in Victoria (J Halliday, Head, Public Health Genetics, Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, Melbourne, personal communication).	A/Professor Jane Halliday
21 Jan 2008	Medical Journal of Australia	Various infant formulas-such as soy, extensively hydrolysed and amino acid-based formula - that can be used to treat cows milk protein allergy are available in Australia. Author details: David J Hill,* FRACP, Senior Allergist; Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, VIC.	Dr David Hill
17 Jan 2008	Robinvale Sentinel	The Robinvale Sentinel, together with the rest of the community, is deeply concerned over the sad loss of two young lives in recent months....Surveys conducted at the Centre for Adolescent Health indicate that 5% of young people; mainly female, engage in selfharming behaviours
16 Jan 2008	The Age	PREGNANT women may gain from doing as the Romans do — not just when in Rome but also in their dining rooms. Associate Professor Katie Allen, a gastroenterologist and allergist at the Murdoch Childrens Research Institute in Melbourne, also said more work was needed on the potential link.	Associate Professor Katie Allen
16 Jan 2008	The Sydney Morning Herald	PREGNANT women may gain from doing as the Romans do - not just when in Rome but every day in their dining rooms. Associate Professor Katie Allen, a gastroenterologist and allergist at the Murdoch Childrens Research Institute in Melbourne, said more work was needed on the potential link.	Associate Professor Katie Allen

 

 

Early Development and Disease : Cancer

Date	Media	Details	Interviewee / Mentions
25 Jun 2008	The Australian Women's Weekly	Sarah Murdoch and Dame Elisabeth Murdoch speak together about their work for the Murdoch Childrens Research Institute.	Sarah Murdoch
12 Feb 2008	Herald Sun	THE father of a boy requiring treatment at the the Royal Children's Hospital believes the new building won't have the space to meet growing demand - while the size of a shopping mall on the site has doubled. Mr Smith said that although the Children's Cancer Centre was already stretched, he believed it would get no more beds.

 

 

Infection, Immunity and Environment : Clinical Paediatrics and Therapuetics

Date	Media	Details	Interviewee / Mentions
11 Jun 2008	Warrnambool Extra	THERE is an opinion within the wider community that a 'good baby' sleeps often and rarely cries. A 2005 study by the Murdoch Children's Research Institute of 260,000 registered Australian births, found that 45 per cent of Australian babies aged between six and 12 months experienced sleep problems.

 

 

GHSV / VCGS (Clinical / Diagnostic) : Clinical Services

Date	Media	Details	Interviewee / Mentions
6 Jul 2008	Mercury online	TRAVIS Holdsworth is the only person in the world with his genetic illness, medical experts believe. The Melbourne five-year-old suffers from a condition so rare it is yet to be named - and now he is helping scientists save others from the same fate. Geneticist Tiong Tan, of Murdoch Children's Research Institute, said the Holdsworths were the only known carriers of the gene in the world.	Tiong Tan
6 Jul 2008	Herald Sun online	TRAVIS Holdsworth is the only person in the world with his genetic illness, medical experts believe. The Melbourne five-year-old suffers from a condition so rare it is yet to be named - and now he is helping scientists save others from the same fate. Geneticist Tiong Tan, of Murdoch Children's Research Institute, said the Holdsworths were the only known carriers of the gene in the world.	Tiong Tan
6 Jul 2008	Perth Now	TRAVIS Holdsworth is the only person in the world with his genetic illness, medical experts believe. The Melbourne five-year-old suffers from a condition so rare it is yet to be named - and now he is helping scientists save others from the same fate. Geneticist Tiong Tan, of Murdoch Children's Research Institute, said the Holdsworths were the only known carriers of the gene in the world.	Tiong Tan
6 Jul 2008	Sunday Herlad Sun	TRAVIS Holdsworth is the only person in the world with his genetic illness, medical experts believe. Geneticist Tiong Tan of Murdoch Children's Research Institute said the Holdsworths were the only known carriers of the gene in the world.	Tiong Tan
29 Jun 2008	The Sunday Age	A COSTLY test to detect a genetic abnormality that can cause life threatening spinal conditions, premature arthritis, blindness and deafness will now be offered to Victorians free. The test, developed by researchers at Melbourne's Murdoch Children's Research Institute, looks at the gene responsible for Type II collagen, a protein found in the eye, inner ear, spine and joint cartilage. Associate Professor Ravi Savarirayan from the institute, who developed the test with Professor John Bateman, said early detection meant better preventive treatment.	Ravi Savarirayan
12 Jun 2008	HeraldSun	Most men would have been surprised to read that overseas researchers had found the death rate of young adults was higher if they had been born to older fathers. This is no surprise to me. It has been scientifically established that genetic changes occur more often in the sperm of older fathers than younger fathers. Associate Professor Les Sheffield is a Clinical Genetecist with the Victorian Clinical Genetics Services.	Les Sheffield
14 Apr 2008	ABC1 (National Australia)	Sydney's Sunday Telegraph contained an apparently frank admission by Nine's John Westacott, saying that 60 Minutes knew about the death, yet 60 Minutes last night continued to try to deceive its viewers, having been forced to reinterview the couple last week, with John Deaves now claiming the baby's defect had nothing to do with the couple's close relationship. It appears such claims were again not sufficiently checked, however. The leader of genetic research at Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Melb, David Amor, saying the defect possibly was due to genetic factors.	David Amor

 

 

Healthy Development : Community Child Health

Date	Media	Details	Interviewee / Mentions
9 Oct 2008	Isis Town & Country Newspaper	Let's Read is being rolled out in 11 Queensland regions over the next four years and was developed by the Centre for Community Child Health; a key research centre of the Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, in partnership with The Smith Family.
1 Oct 2008	Exmouth Expression	Children aged 0 to 3 years and their favourite teddy bears were treated to a picnic in the park with the launch of a new literacy program called Let's Read. An initiative coordinated by Susanne Dominik of the Shire of Exmouth Public Library and sponsored by Chevron, the program is a joint initiative with Murdoch Children's Research Institute.
27 Aug 2008	Northern Guardian	With the aim of improving Australia's literacy levels, Let's Read is a joint initiative between the Murdoch Children's Research Institute's Centre for Community Child Health and the Smith Family.
11 Aug 2008	ABC Gold & Tweed Coasts	Interview with parenting expert Michael Gross on smacking of children and parental attitudes to smacking. Gross says research by Murdoch Children's Institute which indicates that children who are smacked excessively tend to become violent seems to make sense, but says some children may be smacked frequently because they themselves are very aggressive or provocative.
6 Aug 2008	Townsville Sun	AN early childhood literacy program is seeking volunteers to give their time to help young children read. Let's Read aims to develop and enhance literacy skills in young children and encourage parents, carers, grandparents and seniors to actively read aloud to children. Let's Read is being rolled out in 11 Queensland regions over the next four years and was developed by the Centre for Community Child Health, a key research centre of the Murdoch Children's Research Institute, in partnership with The Smith Family.
3 Aug 2008	Sunday Times	SMACKING and yelling at children is causing a rise in mental health problems, with three-year-olds suffering from depression and anxiety. At least one in seven children is affected by a mental illness. Some psychologists report a 60 per cent increase in the number of youngsters with anxiety and social issues. Victoria's Murdoch Children's Research Institute has found that harsh discipline and parental stress is increasing the risk of mental health troubles in young children.	Jordana Bayer
1 Aug 2008	The Age	THE findings from the Murdoch Childrens Research Institute research (TheAge, 30/7) highlight the link between parental stress and early childhood mental health problems. The continued underfunding of family support services, particularly early intervention supports, remains one of the key factors undermining improved outcomes for vulnerable children, young people and families.
31 Jul 2008	2SM (Sydney)	Dr Jordana Bayer, Child Psychologist joins Delaney to discuss research by the Murdoch Children's Research Institute about the increasing risk of mental health problems in children aged under three when subjected to smacking.	Jordana Bayer
31 Jul 2008	ABC Broken Hill	Interview with Dr Jordana Bayer, child psychologist, Murdoch Children's Research Institute about new research that has shown that children who are smacked or harshly yelled at are more likely to develop serious mental health problems by the age of three.	Jordana Bayer
30 Jul 2008	The Age	CHILDREN who are smacked or yelled at are much more likely to develop serious mental health problems by the age of three, research reveals. A study of more than 700 toddlers found that those who were harshly disciplined by their parents were at much higher risk of depression and anxiety in later life. Disobedience and aggression were also common problems for infants who had been smacked or screamed at. The study by Melbourne's Murdoch Children's Research Institute showed that parental stress could also have a huge impact on infant mental health.	Jordana Bayer
30 Jul 2008	Altona Laverton Mail	RESEARCHER Sylvia Kauer will be part of the Rotary Club of Altona City's speaker's program next month, talking about her career and her revolutionary research project that aims to prevent depression in young people. Ms Kauer, of the Murdoch Children's Research Institute, was recently awarded a $78,000 PhD scholarship from Australian Rotary Health for the project, which will establish whether an innovative program conducted on mobile phones leads to greater emotional self-awareness and better coping skills in teenagers at risk of developing mood disorders.	Sylvia Kauer
30 Jul 2008	Daily Telegraph	SMACKING and yelling at children is causing a rise in mental health problems, with three-yearolds suffering from depression and anxiety. At least one in seven children are affected by a mental illness. Some psychologists are reporting a 60 per cent increase in the number of youngsters displaying anxiety and social issues. A study from the Murdoch Children's Research Institute has found that harsh discipline and parental stress is increasing the risk of mental health troubles in young children.	Jordana Bayer
30 Jul 2008	Channel 7	Hosts discuss Murdoch Childrens Research Institute report on an increase of three year olds suffering anxiety and depression because their parents are taking their stresses out on them.
30 Jul 2008	2GB (Sydney)	New Murdoch Childrens Research Institute research has found three year olds are suffering from depression and anxiety.
30 Jul 2008	News.com.au	SMACKING and yelling at children is causing a rise in mental health problems, with three-yearolds suffering from depression and anxiety. At least one in seven children are affected by a mental illness. Some psychologists are reporting a 60 per cent increase in the number of youngsters displaying anxiety and social issues. A study from the Murdoch Children's Research Institute has found that harsh discipline and parental stress is increasing the risk of mental health troubles in young children.	Jordana Bayer
30 Jul 2008	2UE (Sydney)	Deborah Thomas, Australian Womans Weekly says says a study from the Murdoch Children's Research Institute shows one in seven children have a mental illness due to smacking and parental pressure to perform.
30 Jul 2008	4BC Brisbane	Greg Cary says Murdoch Childrens Research Institute figures show smacking and yelling at children is causing a rise in mental health problems with three year olds suffering from depression and anxiety and one in seven children affected by mental illness. Cary says he does not know about the high percentage.
30 Jul 2008	ABC 702 Sydney	Cameron says that a new report from the Murdoch Childrens Research Institute has found that harsh discipline can cause psychological problems. She is joined by Joe Tucci, CEO, Australian Childhood Foundation, who says that whilst the research has some unclear definitions, it is in the context of 'harsh discipline'.
30 Jul 2008	Live News	New research has found three-year-olds are suffering from depression and anxiety, and there are claims smacking and yelling by parents is to blame. A rise in mental illness in young people prompted the research – results showing parents who lash out at their kids are contributing to the problem. The Murdoch Children's Research Institute study of 700 children has found stressed parents are lashing out at kids, fuelling abusive behaviour and setting them on a downward spiral.	Jordana Bayer
30 Jul 2008	ABC Southern Queensland (Toowoomba)	Children smacked or yelled at are more likely to develop depression and anxiety, according to a new study by psychologists in Melbourne. The research involved 700 children and was done by Murdoch Children's Research Institute. Report author Dr Jordana Bayer discusses the findings.	Jordana Bayer
30 Jul 2008	ABC South East SA (Mt Gambier)	Stan Thomson interviews Jordana Bayer, Lead Researcher, Murdoch Children's Research Institute, about a study into the effect of smacking on children. She says that they found that when children live in households with a lot of stress and smacking, they are more likely to develop behavioural problems.	Jordana Bayer
30 Jul 2008	Courier Mail online	SMACKING and yelling at children is causing a rise in mental health problems, with three-year-olds suffering from depression and anxiety. At least one in seven children are affected by a mental illness. Some psychologists are reporting a 60 per cent increase in the number of youngsters displaying anxiety and social issues. A study from the Murdoch Childrens Research Institute has found that harsh discipline and parental stress is increasing the risk of mental health troubles in young children.	Jordana Bayer
30 Jul 2008	ABC News Radio	John Baron explains a new report by the Murdoch Childrens Research Institute has found that harsh discipline and parental stress is increasing the risk of mental health problems. Baron speaks to Dr Jordana Bayer, Report Author, who explain the methodology of the study.	Jordana Bayer
30 Jul 2008	2UE (Sydney)	Tim Webster discusses smacking of children. He says it is an "old story". Webster says a new study from the Murdoch Children's Research Institute has found that harsh discipline and parental stress have increased mental health issues in children. Webster says some experts and law makers "want smacking banned".
30 Jul 2008	Perth Now	SMACKING and yelling at children is causing a rise in mental health problems, with three-year-olds suffering from depression and anxiety. At least one in seven children are affected by a mental illness. Some psychologists are reporting a 60 per cent increase in the number of youngsters displaying anxiety and social issues. A study from the Murdoch Children's Research Institute has found that harsh discipline and parental stress is increasing the risk of mental health troubles in young children.	Jordana Bayer
30 Jul 2008	ABC Illawarra (Wollongong)	Research by Murdoch Childrens' Research Institute shows that smacking can cause children to develop mental problems. Interview with Institute Research Affiliate, Dr. Jordana Bayer. Bayer describes the study undertaken by the Institute. Bayer explains how the Centre for Community Child Health works to design supportive parenting programs. Bayer describes behaviours that can be exhibited by children who are suffering mental health problems.	Jordana Bayer
30 Jul 2008	2GB (Sydney)	Caller Maureen says she's never heard 'such garbage' in all her life, referring to Clark's interview with Dr Jordana Bayer of the Murdoch Children's Institute. Maureen says that children mirror the behaviour of their parents towards one another, so if parents fight, the children will be more aggressive.	Jordana Bayer
30 Jul 2008	2GB (Sydney)	Philip Clark says the Murdoch Children's Institute found there has been a 60% increase in children displaying anxiety and social issues with harsh discipline and parental stress increasing the risk of mental health troubles in young children. Clark introduces Dr Jordana Bayer, Murdoch Children's Institute, who says they studied children from infancy to three years old and found that when toddlers live in families with lots of stress, yelling and smacking, they're more likely to develop behavioural or emotional problems by preschool age, displaying more aggressive or anxious behaviour.	Jordana Bayer
29 Jul 2008	WA Today	CHILDREN who are smacked or yelled at are much more likely to develop serious mental health problems by the age of three, research reveals. A study of more than 700 toddlers found that those who were harshly disciplined by their parents were at much higher risk of depression and anxiety in later life. Disobedience and aggression were also common problems for infants who had been smacked or screamed at. The study by Melbourne's Murdoch Children's Research Institute showed that parental stress could also have a huge impact on infant mental health.	Jordana Bayer
29 Jul 2008	The Age online	CHILDREN who are smacked or yelled at are much more likely to develop serious mental health problems by the age of three, research reveals. A study of more than 700 toddlers found that those who were harshly disciplined by their parents were at much higher risk of depression and anxiety in later life. Disobedience and aggression were also common problems for infants who had been smacked or screamed at. The study by Melbourne's Murdoch Children's Research Institute showed that parental stress could also have a huge impact on infant mental health.	Jordana Bayer
10 Jul 2008	Herlad Sun online	RAMPANT teen boozing has fuelled a dramatic surge in youth violence in Victoria, according to crime research. Psychologist Prof John Toumbourou said the more relaxed attitude of parents to teenage drinking was a key, with many parents mistakenly believing they were fostering moderate drinking habits in their children by permitting them to drink under supervision. The surveys, by the Centre for Adolescent Health at the Murdoch Children's Research Institute and analysed by Deakin University, also revealed a third of students were more interested in "sensation seeking" than respecting social standards.	Prof John Toumbourou
10 Jul 2008	Herald Sun	RAMPANT teen boozing has fuelled a dramatic surge in youth violence in Victoria, according to crime research. Prof John Toumbourou said the more relaxed attitude of parents to teenage drinking was a key, with many parents mistakenly believing they were fostering moderate drinking habits in their children by permitting them to drink under supervision. The surveys, by the Centre for Adolescent Health at the Murdoch Children's Research Institute and analysed by Deakin University, also revealed a third of students were more interested in "sensation seeking" than respecting social standards.	John Toumbourou
9 Jul 2008	The Australian online	MORE than 40 per cent of Year 11 students find it easy to obtain alcohol and drugs, and one in three is more interested in "sensation-seeking" than respecting accepted standards of behaviour. The surveys identified factors that put teenagers at risk of committing violent crime. They were conducted by Melbourne's Murdoch Children's Research Institute and analysed by Deakin University child psychology professor John Toumbourou.	John Tooumbourou
9 Jul 2008	The Australian	MORE than 40 per cent of Year 11 students find it easy to obtain alcohol and drugs, and one in three is more interested in "sensation-seeking" than respecting accepted standards of behaviour. The surveys identified factors that put teenagers at risk of committing violent crime. They were conducted by Melbourne's Murdoch Children's Research Institute and analysed by Deakin University child psychology professor John Toumbourou.	John Toumbourou
7 Jul 2008	News-Medical.net	According to new study by Australian researchers, a lack of sleep can have a bad affect on the ability of children to both learn and interact at school. The new study by researchers from the Centre for Community Child Health at the Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Melbourne, has revealed that nearly a quarter of children aged six and seven have poor sleeping habits, which has a major effect on their health, behaviour and learning ability. Lead researcher, Jon Quach says some might consider it to be an overwhelming amount of information and therefore the brain needs to be working at it's best. This would not be the case if children were not getting enough sleep.	Jon Quach
5 Jul 2008	The Times of India	Lack of sleep can adversely affect the ability of kids to learn and interact at school, according to new study. The new survey led by Melbourne researchers has revealed that nearly a quarter of children aged six and seven have poor sleeping habits, which has a strong effect on their health, behaviour and learning ability. Jon Quach, lead researcher, and the team from the Centre for Community Child Health at the Murdoch Children's Research Institute studied almost 4500 children, whose sleep behaviour was recorded at the age four to five and again at six to seven.	Jon Quach
5 Jul 2008	MedIndia	The new survey led by Melbourne researchers has revealed that nearly a quarter of children aged six and seven have poor sleeping habits, which has a strong effect on their health, behaviour and learning ability. "Children are able to make the transition well if they are able to interact with peers and teachers and concentrate in class and take on the workload," he said. "If you have enough sleep, you have enough concentration ... the brain is still growing, they are still taking in a lot of information," Sydney Morning Herald quoted Jon Quach, lead researcher, as saying. "Some might say it's an overwhelming amount of information so the brain needs to be optimal. If you don't get enough sleep, that's something you are really missing out on," he added. The team from the Centre for Community Child Health at the Murdoch Children's Research Institute studied almost 4500 children, whose sleep behaviour was recorded at the age four to five and again at six to seven. About one-third of children reported poor sleep habits.	Jon Quach
5 Jul 2008	Sydney Morning Herald	THOUSANDS of children are falling behind in their early years at school because of sleep problems that leave them tired, grumpy and unable to concentrate. The researchers, from the Centre for Community Child Health at the Murdoch Children's Research Institute, used results from the Longitudinal Study of Australian Children to identify how many children had sleep problems and what the effects were. The lead researcher, Jon Quach, said the children with the most persistent sleep problems at school age also had the worst results when their parents and teachers were quizzed on their behaviour, learning ability and health.	Jon Quach
5 Jul 2008	The Age	THOUSANDS of children are falling behind in their early years at school because of sleep problems that leave them tired, grumpy and unable to concentrate. The researchers, from the Centre for Community Child Health at the Murdoch Children's Research Institute, used results from the Longitudinal Study of Australian Children to identify how many children had sleep problems and what the effects were. The lead researcher, Jon Quach, said the children with the most persistent sleep problems at school age also had the worst results when their parents and teachers were quizzed on their behaviour, learning ability and health.	Jon Quach
5 Jul 2008	Sydney Morning Herald online	THOUSANDS of children are falling behind in their early years at school because of sleep problems that leave them tired, grumpy and unable to concentrate. Nearly a quarter of children aged six and seven have trouble sleeping, and their disturbed slumber has a drastic effect on their health, behaviour and ability to learn and interact at school. The researchers, from the Centre for Community Child Health at the Murdoch Children's Research Institute, used results from the Longitudinal Study of Australian Children to identify how many children had sleep problems and what the effects were. The lead researcher, Jon Quach, said the children with the most persistent sleep problems at school age also had the worst results when their parents and teachers were quizzed on their behavio	Jon Quach
5 Jul 2008	WA Today	Thousands of Australian children are falling behind in their early school years because sleep problems leave them tired, grumpy and unable to concentrate. The researchers, from the Centre for Community Child Health at the Murdoch Children's Research Institute, used results from the Longitudinal Study of Australian Children to identify the extent of sleep problems among children and the effects. Lead researcher Jon Quach said children with the most persistent problems at school age also had the worst results when their parents and teachers were questioned on their behaviour, learning ability and health.	Jon Quach
5 Jul 2008	The Age online	THOUSANDS of Australian children are falling behind in their early school years because sleep problems leave them tired, grumpy and unable to concentrate. The researchers, from the Centre for Community Child Health at the Murdoch Children's Research Institute, used results from the Longitudinal Study of Australian Children to identify the extent of sleep problems among children and the effects. Lead researcher Jon Quach said children with the most persistent problems at school age also had the worst results when their parents and teachers were questioned on their behaviour, learning ability and health.	Jon Quach
1 Jul 2008	My Child	Sleep problems in babies more than quadruple the mother's chance of postnatal depression (PND). As many as 45 percent of Australian parents may be experiencing sleep problems, including difficulty settling their baby, frequent night waking or both. Paediatrician Dr Harriet Hiscock, from the Centre for Community Child Health (CCCH) at the Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne and Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, says, 'Postnatal depression can seriously affect maternal wellbeing and a mother's ability to bond with and care for her newborn baby.'	Harriet Hiscock
19 Jun 2008	Echo - Surf Coast edition	BELLARINE Community Health in partnership with City of Greater Geelong has introduced new literacy programs for babies and toddlers. A joint initiative of the Murdoch Children's Research Institute's Centre for Community Child Health and The Smith Family, Let's Read aims to give families the information and tools they need to introduce their children to books from a very young age in order to improve Australia's literacy levels.
19 Jun 2008	Echo - Ocean Grove Edition	BELLARINE Community Health in partnership with City of Greater Geelong has introduced new literacy programs for babies and toddlers. A joint initiative of the Murdoch Children's Research Institute's Centre for Community Child Health and The Smith Family, Let's Read aims to give families the information and tools they need to introduce their children to books from a very young age in order to improve Australia's literacy levels.
19 Jun 2008	Echo - Colac-Otway edition	BELLARINE Community Health in partnership with City of Greater Geelong has introduced new literacy programs for babies and toddlers. A joint initiative of the Murdoch Children's Research Institute's Centre for Community Child Health and The Smith Family, Let's Read aims to give families the information and tools they need to introduce their children to books from a very young age in order to improve Australia's literacy levels.
19 Jun 2008	Echo - Bellarine edition	BELLARINE Community Health in partnership with City of Greater Geelong has introduced new literacy programs for babies and toddlers. A joint initiative of the Murdoch Children's Research Institute's Centre for Community Child Health and The Smith Family, Let's Read aims to give families the information and tools they need to introduce their children to books from a very young age in order to improve Australia's literacy levels.
1 Apr 2008	Australian Net Guide	We agreed entirely with our readers' selection for People's Choice, Red Bubble, and were very happy to see it win this award; and finally, many congratulations to our Site of the Year, Raising Children Network.
23 Mar 2008	Sunday Herald Sun	Warren Cann, executive director of Parenting Research Centre and content director for the Raising Children Network, says it is common for children to regularly hop into their bed during the night.	Warren Cann
19 Mar 2008	4CC (Rockhampton)	The early children's literacy program 'Let's Read' will kick of this morning. The Centre for Community Child Health has developed the program which helps parents become involved in teaching their child the importance of reading.	David Bauhasen
19 Mar 2008	4TO FM (Townsville)	The Centre of Community Child Health has teamed up with the Smith Family to help parents get involved in teaching their children the importance of reading.	David Ballhausen
19 Mar 2008	Seven Sunshine Coast (Sunshine Coast)	Aggro has launched a new literacy project for children on the Sunshine Coast.	Sonja Pase, Let's Read
18 Mar 2008	ABC Wide Bay Bundaberg	It's hoped that the Reading to Children Let's Read Project will make a difference.	David Bellhowsen,Let's Read Project
17 Mar 2008	ABC Coast FM Sunshine Coast		Sonja Pase, National Program Manager, Lets Read
16 Mar 2008	Sunday Telegraph	On the third Friday of every month, the Raising Children Network holds a fun morning for mums and bubs at the Entertainment Quarter Playground, Moore Park.
15 Mar 2008	Weekend Australian	Dr Harriet Hiscock, of the Centre for Community Child Health at Melbourne's Royal Children's Hospital, believes there has been simply too much emphasis on colic as a gastrointestinal problem.	Harriet Hiscock
15 Mar 2008	Weekend Australian online	Thousands of parents will be up most of tonight dealing with a baby wailing its heart out for no apparent reason. The usual diagnosis is colic - but, asks Drew Warne-Smith, does the condition even exist?	Harriet Hiscock
14 Mar 2008	MIX FM SYDNEY	The hosts promote 'raisingchildren.net.au', and are joined by Divonne Holmes a Court, Executive, Raising Children Network.
14 Mar 2008	B & T	"(The) Raising Children DVD is an innovative world-first national education initiative bringing the most essential child health and family management information and strategies to parents. In essence (it is) an interactive documentary (DVD) for parents, carers and communities of newborn zero to five-year-olds, allowing them to explore and engage with information about parenting that enables the active construction of knowledge. Produced by the Raising Children Network and (Australian) government accredited, it is an invaluable resource and utilises contemporary developments in interactive film."
13 Mar 2008	Star News Group	MORE than 120 practitioners from all over Victoria attended the first City of Casey Engaging Fathers Conference in Cranbourne. The conference included guests speakers Senior Research Fellow at the Centre for Community Child Health Dr Tim Moore, founder and former CEO of Men’s Line Terry Melvin, and City of Casey Dads Matter project officer Graham Rankin.	Tim Moore
10 Mar 2008	B&T online	Host won the Best of the Best award at the Australian Interactive Media Industry Association (AIMIA) awards held on Friday night. Best Non-profit or Government, "Raising Children Website", by Raising Children Network
5 Mar 2008	Independent	Centre for Community Child Health
4 Mar 2008	Courier Mail	www.raisingchildren.net.au Australian Government-backed site from the Raising Children Network with lots of easy-to-understand and practical advice, including tutorials on breast feeding, development and many other everyday baby issues.
3 Mar 2008	Courier Mail online	OLDER generations may believe that today's parents have it easy compared with the days before airconditioning and baby monitors.
1 Mar 2008	Practical Parenting	Not all mums are immediately overwhelmed with love for their new arrival, Meggan Brummer looks at what can happen when baby bonding takes longer than expected.
1 Mar 2008	Practical Parenting	"Manners should be about developing genuine respect for others, rather than keeping up appearances," says Warren Cann, executive director at the Parenting Research Centre and content director of The Raising Children Network (www.raisingchildre.net.au).	Warren Cann
1 Mar 2008	Sydney's Child	Raising Children Network Parents and carers with babies and toddlers are invited to come along for a morning of fun, entertainment and information. 3rd Fri of every month: loam. Bookings not required. Entertainment Quarter, Moore Park, Enq: 48117 6700
9 Feb 2008	Weekend Australian	PARENTING lessons do not improve toddler behaviour, according to a new Australian study in the British Medical Journal. Led by doctor Harriet Hiscock from the Centre for Community Child Health at the Royal Children's Hospital in Melbourne...	Dr Harriet Hiscock
6 Feb 2008	Independent	Grandparents and other seniors are being sought to take part in a pilot scheme to read to young children. The Centre for Community Child Health in partnership with The Smith Family will run a pilot scheme under a project funded with $2.1 million from the state government.
2 Feb 2008	West Australian	Offering parents a universal course which taught not to shout at toddlers and reward good behaviour instead did little to curb tantrums or bad behaviour by age two, an Australian study has found. Researchers from the Royal Children's Hospital Centre for Community Child Health in Melbourne found the course designed for all parents and run by child health nurses did not prevent had behaviour.
28 Jan 2008	Cairns Post	A NETWORK of volunteer grandparents and other senior story-tellers is being set up to read to children across Queensland...The money has been granted to the Centre for Community Child Health in partnership with The Smith Family...
28 Jan 2008	Cairns Post	A NETWORK of volunteer grandparents and other senior story-tellers is being set up to read to children across Queensland...The money has been granted to the Centre for Community Child Health in partnership with The Smith Family...
23 Jan 2008	Independent	The Centre for Community Child Health in partnership with The Smith Family will run a pilot scheme under a project funded with $2.1 million from the state government.
22 Jan 2008	Sunshine Coast Daily	The state government will give $2.1 million to the Centre for Community Child Health which, in conjuction with The Smith Family, will coordinate a statewide Reading to Children Program.
22 Jan 2008	B Magazine	...Funding of $2.1million has been granted to the Centre for Community Child Health in partnership with The Smith Family to operate the four-year pilot program.
18 Jan 2008	Northern Times Caboolture	The Centre for Community Child Health in conjunction with The Smith Family will receive $1.85 million to operate the program over four years.
18 Jan 2008	Medical Observer	The author of the AFP article, Dr Harriet Hiscock, a paediatrician and senior research fellow at the Centre for Community Child Health in Melbourne, says informing a parent of what's `normal' certainly helps.	Dr Harriet Hiscock
16 Jan 2008	Midweek (Mackay & Sarina)	The $2.1m funding has been granted to the Centre for Community Child Health in partnership with The Smith Family for the pilot program.

 

 

Critical Care and Neurosciences : Developmental Disability Research

Date	Media	Details	Interviewee / Mentions
25 Jun 2008	The Australian Women's Weekly	Sarah Murdoch and Dame Elisabeth Murdoch speak together about their work for the Murdoch Childrens Research Institute.	Sarah Murdoch

 

 

Early Development and Disease : Developmental Epigenetics

Date	Media	Details	Interviewee / Mentions
23 Aug 2008	Weekend Australian	Geneticists strive to keep Australia competitive in the race to unravel secrets of genes. "If your genome is an orchestra, your genes are instruments they need someone to play them," says Jeff Craig, cogroup leader of the Developmental Epigenetics Group at the Melbourne-based Murdoch Childrens Research Institute. "You play a symphony that lasts your entire life, but the players are the epigenetics, because genes can't play themselves."	Jeff Craig
20 Jun 2008	Wangaratta Chronicle	SENIOR biology and chemistry students at Wangaratta High School have been urged to consider a career in medical research, following a visit from four young scientists from the Australian Society for Medical Research yesterday. Bobbie Andrionikos, a PhD scholar at the Murdoch Children's Research Institute is studying identical twins in an attempt to identify the genetic cause of low birth weight, as babies of very low birth rate often continue to have health problems later in life.	Bobbie Andrionikos
1 Feb 2008	Australian Life Scientist	After becoming an epigenetics convert four years ago at Lorne and winning the Eppendorf Young Investigator's Award there two years ago, Dr Jeff Craig returns to Lorne in 2008 as an invited speaker to present the fruits of his conversion. ...In 2006, Jeff Craig set up an epigenetics laboratory at the Murdoch Childrens Research Institute in Melbourne, in partnership with Dr Richard Saffery.	Dr Jeff Craig, Dr Richard Saffery

 

 

Corporate Services : Engineering & Technology: Building and Development

Date	Media	Details	Interviewee / Mentions
28 Feb 2008	ABC 774 Mornings	Faine speaks about the Brumby Govt tabling documents in the Legislative Assembly of Parliament about the redevelopment of the Royal Children's Hospital. Faine says he has been handed the document and is joined by Daniel Andrews, Victorian Minister for Health to discuss the funding for the project. Andrews says a Murdoch Childrens Research Institute will be built at no extra cost to the tax payer.
28 Jan 2008	Cairns Post	A NETWORK of volunteer grandparents and other senior story-tellers is being set up to read to children across Queensland...The money has been granted to the Centre for Community Child Health in partnership with The Smith Family...
28 Jan 2008	Cairns Post	A NETWORK of volunteer grandparents and other senior story-tellers is being set up to read to children across Queensland...The money has been granted to the Centre for Community Child Health in partnership with The Smith Family...
25 Jan 2008	West Australian	...there are two opportunities to visit Cruden Farm. The garden will be open as part of the Australian Open Garden Scheme on Sunday, February 17. The following Sunday will be a special family picnic day for the Murdoch Childrens Research Institute. If you can't get there in person, travel there through the pages of the book, Garden of a Lifetime: Dame Elisabeth Murdoch at Cruden Farm, by Anne Latreille, Pan Macmillan...	Dame Elisabeth Murdoch AC DBE
23 Jan 2008	Independent	The Centre for Community Child Health in partnership with The Smith Family will run a pilot scheme under a project funded with $2.1 million from the state government.
1 Jan 2008	Engineers Australia	As part of the redevelopment, the consortium will fund and deliver a 90-room 3.5 star hotel, expanded food shops and a small supermarket and gymnasium. It will also build expanded research facilities for Murdoch Childrens Research Institute and the University of Melbourne at their cost.

 

 

Laboratory and Community Genetics : Ethics

Date	Media	Details	Interviewee / Mentions
11 Aug 2008	The Age online	TODAY the Royal Children's Hospital opens a new world-class research centre that will tackle parents' worst nightmares. Four years ago the hospital board created an internal clinical ethics service to deal with such issues. Now with $900,000 from the Children's Hospital Foundation, it is adding education and research programs, in partnership with the Murdoch Childrens Research Institute and the University of Melbourne.	Dr Hugo Gold
11 Aug 2008	WA Today	TODAY the Royal Children's Hospital opens a new world-class research centre that will tackle parents' worst nightmares. Four years ago the hospital board created an internal clinical ethics service to deal with such issues. Now with $900,000 from the Children's Hospital Foundation, it is adding education and research programs, in partnership with the Murdoch Children's Research Institute and the University of Melbourne.
11 Aug 2008	The Age	TODAY the Royal Children's Hospital opens a new worldclass research centre that will tackle parents' worst nightmares. Four years ago the hospital board created an internal clinical ethics service to deal with such issues. Now with $900,000 from the Children's Hospital Foundation, it is adding education and research programs, in partnership with the Murdoch Children's Research Institute.	Hugo Gold
17 Mar 2008	Medical Journal of Australia	Consent in paediatric research: an evaluation of the guidance provided in the 2007 NHMRC National statement on ethical conduct in human research.	Merle Spriggs

 

 

Laboratory and Community Genetics : Genetic Health Research (Bruce Lefroy Centre)

Date	Media	Details	Interviewee / Mentions
1 Mar 2008	Law Society Journal	According to Melbourne-based geneticist Martin Delatycki of the Murdoch Children's Research Institute (interviewed on ABC Radio 702 Sydney on 11 January this year), some milder forms of autism are actually socially beneficial.	Martin Delatycki
11 Jan 2008	The Australian	AFTER studying thousands of children with autism and their families, scientists have zeroed in on two genetic abnormalities that drastically increase the risk of the disorder. Melbourne-based geneticist Martin Delatycki, with the Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, said: 'It's coming along in leaps and bounds. These are really important findings.'	A/ Professor Martin Delatycki
11 Jan 2008	ABC 702 Sydney (Sydney)	Macdonald says new info on the origins of autism is coming out today. She says there are claims it occurs more frequently in older parents. She talks to Martin Delatycki, Geneticist, Murdoch Childrens Research Institute about the issue. They talk about the genetic origins of autism. He says there is evidence autism, is on the increase the causes of which are not well understood.	A/ Professor Martin Delatycki

 

 

GHSV / VCGS (Clinical / Diagnostic) : Genetic Support Network of Victoria (GSNV)

Date	Media	Details	Interviewee / Mentions
29 Jun 2008	The Sunday Age	CATHRYN WILLIAMS considers herself lucky to be the odd one out in her family. Her grandfather, father, uncle, aunt, two brothers and cousins all have Stickler syndrome, a genetic condition that can lead to blindness, hearing loss and joint problems. So the 28-year-old was relieved when a test by the Murdoch Children's Research Institute showed she did not carry the genetic	Ravi Savarirayan

 

 

Laboratory and Community Genetics : Genetics Education and Health Research

Date	Media	Details	Interviewee / Mentions
8 Nov 2008	The Age	Google your DNA? Personal genetic tests over the internet? The Government and some health professionals have strong reservations, but others see direct-to-consumer tests as the way of the future.
2 Nov 2008	Sunday Age	Quantum leaps in genetic testing offer us more information than ever about our health, now and in the future. But they also raise a range of complex questions. Geneticists are increasingly mindful of the emotional impact of telling an otherwise healthy person today that they are going to be sick tomorrow. Associate professor Martin Delatycki, a clinical geneticist with Genetic Health Services Victoria, deals daily with people facing such knowledge. Sylvia Metcalfe, associate professor at the Murdoch Children Research Institute says there is a lot of scope for a huge number of genetic tests to become available in the next few years.	Martin Delatycki, Sylvia Metcalfe
1 Aug 2008	Australian Life Scientist	While Friedreich's ataxia is a rare disorder, tracking down the role of the protein implicated in the disease has opened up new therapeutic potentials. Graeme O'Neill spoke to leading researcher Martin Delatycki about excess iron and free radicals.	Martin Delatycki

 

 

Corporate Services : Grants Office

Date	Media	Details	Interviewee / Mentions