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The Kids Research Institute Australia Beacon Project would not have been made possible without the generous support and collaborations of the following organisations.

Resources

We’ve compiled some useful messages, digital assets and sample posts to help you promote Beacon.

Cybersafety

Even in the safety of their home, there are many risky places a child or teenager can visit online.

Digital reputation

The Australian Government defines your digital reputation as the way others view you based on your behaviour in the online environment, including the

Location tracking/facial recognition

What is location tracking? When you take a photo using a device such as a smartphone or a social media app, your location is tracked as part of

Deadly bug in researchers’ sight at The Kids

The Institute has become one of the world’s leading Strep A hubs, with multiple teams working in the Institute’s END RHD Program, headed by Associate Professor Asha Bowen, working to understand how Strep A works and find better ways to prevent and control the diseases it causes.

On the road to recovery

In late 2022, six-year-old Megan Hutton was living the dream of many kids her age as she celebrated being named runner-up champion athlete at her school sports carnival.

Malaria control a global effort

Global efforts led by The Kids Research Institute Australia’s Child Health Analytics program will see nations impacted by high rates of malaria empowered to develop their own controls and solutions.

Research supports an innovative suicide prevention program

A series of suicides among young people south of Perth in 2016 sparked a major overhaul of how support is offered to the people left behind after someone takes their own life.

Landmark study heralds new era for diabetes management

One hundred years after the discovery of insulin, technology advancements are being heralded as the dawn of a new era for managing type 1 diabetes (T1D) in young people.