Understanding impacts of social determinants – Channel 7 Children's Research Foundation

News November 7, 2021

International refugees: from uncertain pasts to promising futures.

A better knowledge of the Australian schooling system and a clear understanding of how parents can support their child’s education could ensure the academic success of thousands of refugee children,

2021 Research Grant October 31, 2020

Optimising the early detection of ear disease and hearing impairment among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children aged under 8-years

Chief Investigator: Dr Jacqueline Stephens Research Area: Understanding the social determinants of childhood health and development Community Based Study Funding Year: 2021 Funding Amount: $95,487 Recipient: Flinders University Overview: All

2021 Research Grant Community Based Study Dr Jacqueline Stephens Flinders University Understanding impacts of social determinants

2021 Research Grant October 31, 2020

Linking homeless children and their families to community health and wellbeing services: Using a Nurse Practitioner model of care to improve child health outcomes

Chief Investigator: Dr Yvonne Parry Research Area: Understanding the social determinants of childhood health and development. Community Based Study Funding Year: 2021 Funding Amount: $90,713 Recipient: Flinders University Overview: Current

2021 Research Grant Community Based Study Dr Yvonne Parry Flinders University Understanding impacts of social determinants

News October 27, 2020

FLINDERS UNIVERSITY NEWS : Children’s special needs are the focus of CRF research grants in 2021

Seven new Flinders University research projects have been funded by the Channel 7 Children’s Research Foundation. They include support for special studies to help homeless, at-risk, migrant and autistic children, Indigenous

2021 Research Grant autisum Child Protection Childhood Obesity Childrens Mental Health Dr Yvonne Parry Flinders University hearing impairment infant bronchiolitis Insomnia maternal obesity migrant and refugee backgrounds with disability positive educational futures Understanding impacts of social determinants UnitingCare Wesley Bowden

2020 Research Grant October 31, 2019

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 Community Based Study Flinders University Kerrie Mackey-Smith Literacy Numeracy Understanding impacts of social determinants

2020 Research Grant October 31, 2019

Neighbourhood life and social determinants of health for children and young people from refugee backgrounds

Chief Investigator: Associate Professor Anna Ziersch Research Area: Understanding the social determinants of childhood health and development. Community Based Study Funding Amount: $99,985 Recipient: Flinders University Overview: Settling into a

2020 Research Grant Associate Professor Anna Ziersch Community Based Study Flinders University Understanding impacts of social determinants

2019 Research Grant, Individual Project Outcome Reports October 31, 2018

Role of refugee parents’ educational aspirations on their children’s academic outcomes

Chief Investigator: Dr Hannah Soong Funding Amount: $33,452 Recipient: University of South Australia Overview: Evidence linking the benefits of parents’ educational aspirations to their children’s academic outcomes, particularly first-generation migrant

2019 Grant Childrens Academic Outcomes Community Based Study Dr Hannah Soong Education Understanding impacts of social determinants University of South Australia