2020 Research Grant, Individual Project Outcome Reports

Early in life outcomes of children of mothers with child protection system involvement. What factors are protective and what factors predict poorer infant outcomes?

Chief Investigator: Professor Leonie Segal Funding Amount: $99,997 Recipient: University of South Australia Overview: Child maltreatment in SA is unacceptably high; ~25% of children have some child protection system (CPS)
2020 Research Grant, Individual Project Outcome Reports

The crossover of children from OOHC into youth justice: identifying opportunities for early intervention

Chief Investigator: Dr Catia Malvaso Funding Amount: $95,850 Recipient: University of Adelaide Overview: The cross-over of children from out-of-home care into youth justice detention is striking. However, detention is a
2020 Research Grant, Individual Project Outcome Reports

Evaluation of ex vivo human CD4 T cell immune response against peanut allergens for a novel therapeutic peanut allergy vaccine

Chief Investigator: Preethi Eldi (Early Career Researcher) Funding Amount: $38,000 Recipient: University of South Australia Overview: Food allergy affects up-to 10% of children and in the absence of licensed therapeutics,
2020 Research Grant

Social welfare dependency and receipt of welfare benefits following child abuse and neglect: a South Australian linked data study

Chief Investigator: Emmanuel Gnanamanickam (Early Career Researcher) Research Area: Improving child protection and its effects. Community-based study Funding Amount: $40,000 Recipient: University of South Australia Overview: Early-life adverse experiences, of
2020 Research Grant, Individual Project Outcome Reports

Testing the first treatment to protect babies of asthmatic women from lung disease – a pilot study

Chief Investigator: Dr Kathryn Gatford Funding Amount: $85,000 Recipient: University of Adelaide Overview: Babies of mothers who have asthma are more likely to have problems breathing at birth, including respiratory
2020 Research Grant

“Switching ON Participation” : Evaluation of the measurement properties of the Switch Access Measure (SAM-2) and its potential as a clinically-informative outcome assessment for children who have complex physical disabilities.

Chief Investigator: Toan Nguyen Research Area: Improving children’s mental health and the impact of developmental disorders. Clinical Study Funding Amount: $74,598 Recipient: Novita Children’s Services Overview: Effective assistive technology (AT)
2020 Research Grant

Multimodal storytelling for life: Building literacies and numeracies for agentive futures

Chief Investigator: Kerrie Mackey-Smith Research Area: Understanding the social determinants of childhood health and development. Community-based study Funding Amount: $87,317 Recipient: Flinders University Overview: Young children’s literacy and numeracy capabilities
2020 Research Grant

Can robotic technology assist children with cerebral palsy after botulinum toxin injection?

Chief Investigator: Associate Professor Remo Russo Research Area: Improving children’s mental health and the impact of developmental disorders. Clinical Study Funding Amount: $94,724 Recipient: Women’s and Children’s Health Network Overview:
2020 Research Grant

Understanding outcomes in child protection: Exploring a capability approach to change the conversation for Aboriginal families

Chief Investigator: Dr Michelle Jones Research Area: Improving child protection and its effects. Community Based Study Funding Amount: $93,258 Recipient: Flinders University Overview: Aboriginal children are over-represented in child protection