by michelecrawshaw | May 16, 2022 | Big Data, Media release, Meet the Researcher, Resilient Teens
Dr Stephanie D’Souza is a researcher with A Better Start’s Big Data team. She talks about her current project which looks at whether Māori tamariki screened for ADHD concerns are less likely to receive medication than non-Māori, the best piece of advice...
by michelecrawshaw | Feb 9, 2022 | Big Data, Media release
Dr Nick Bowden talks to Radio New Zealand’s Nine To Noon programme about a new study, funded by A Better Start National Science Challenge, which looks at how young people with autism are treated by the criminal justice system. LISTEN TO THE INTERVIEW HERE Researchers...
by michelecrawshaw | Jan 27, 2022 | Big Data, Media release
Young adults with autism are 39 per cent less likely to be charged with crimes than non-autistic people, but those who are charged are more likely to face tougher punishment, a study funded by A Better Start has found. Researchers tracked about 150,000 people born in...
by michelecrawshaw | Dec 12, 2021 | Big Data, Media release
Preschoolers who attend early childhood education centres for 20-30 hours a week are more likely to have better emotional wellbeing and relationships with their peers. The findings come from a new study, Preschool Behavioural and Emotional Outcomes Associated with...
by michelecrawshaw | Jun 1, 2021 | Big Data, Healthy Weight, Media release, Newsletter, Resilient Teens, Successful Literacy and Learning
Our latest newsletter is out. Read it HERE Find out all about our Child Wellbeing Workshop, our upcoming webinar on child nutrition, a new sleep toolkit for Māori and Pasifika babies, latest research news, recent publications and so much more. Subscribe to A Better...
by michelecrawshaw | May 26, 2021 | Big Data, Events, Media release, News, Newsletter, Workshop
What is child wellbeing, how do we measure it, and how can we improve it in New Zealand? Those were the key questions posed at the E Tipu e Rea Child Wellbeing Workshop, hosted by A Better Start in Wellington earlier this month. The Challenge’s Science Leadership Team...
