Research Overview

Imagine....

If Aboriginal children were given the same chance in life as other Australians kids.

From even before they’re born, Aboriginal children face greater hurdles than most other Australian children.They are more likely to be born pre-term and with a lower birth weight. The rates of SIDS remain alarmingly high in Indigenous communities.

As children, they suffer a great burden of infectious disease and emotional and behavioural problems.

The Telethon Institute for Child Health Research, through the Kulunga Research Network, works towards improving the health and whole of life expectations for Aboriginal children, young people, families and communities in Western Australia.