Higher levels of cognitive ability could help protect people from socially disadvantaged backgrounds from increased risk of mental health issues—but health inequality remains a major issue, new research has found.
Oct 31, 2018
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An assessment tool used by many jurisdictions within the juvenile justice system that is intended to help recognize the effects of adversity and trauma in children's lives is not the best means of evaluating mental health ...
Jan 22, 2018
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A study by researchers from the Murdoch Children's Research Institute (MCRI) that followed a sample of almost 2000 Victorian school children from the age of 14 until the age of 35 found that social disadvantage, anxiety, ...
Jul 11, 2017
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Children from disadvantaged households are more likely to hit puberty early and could face poorer health later in life as a result, an Australian study has shown.
May 24, 2017
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Millions of Americans acquire their health insurance under the Affordable Care Act, including individuals from disadvantaged communities (as defined by a summary measure comprised of U.S. Census measures of income, education, ...
Jan 27, 2017
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New research shows that the stress of social disadvantage could be putting people at higher risk of developing osteoporosis.
Feb 10, 2016
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Dangerous driving when dropping children off at schools may put kids at increased risk of getting injured in the vicinity of their schools, a recent York University and The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) study indicates.
Jan 20, 2016
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Experiencing a traumatic brain injury (TBI) may increase the likelihood of an individual criminally offending by 60 per cent, according to latest research.
Oct 28, 2015
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An Indiana University study found that teens and young adults who are members of multiple minority or disadvantaged groups face more discrimination than their more privileged peers and, as a result, report worse mental and ...
Jun 11, 2012
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Social mobility - upwards - seems to curb the risk of developing high blood pressure among those born on the lower rungs of the ladder, suggests research published online in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health.
Jul 12, 2011
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