Australian Parental Supply of Alcohol Longitudinal Study (APSALS)
Project Status:
Current
Prevention and early intervention
Young people’s ideas about responding to alcohol, tobacco and other drug use
The project aims to investigate the opinions of young Australians about how the government and community should respond towards drug and alcohol use.
Project Status:
Completed
2000 stories: The Victorian Adolescent Health Cohort Study
2000 stories is a landmark longitudinal study of adolescent health and development. A group of 2,000 Year 9 Victorian students was selected in 1992 and have been regularly surveyed through secondary school and into adulthood.
Project Status:
Current
A longitudinal study of cannabis use, schizotypy & attentional inhibition
This project forms the basis of Lucy Albertella’s PhD. It is a longitudinal study of cannabis use, schizotypy and attentional inhibition in a sample of 14-24 year olds.
Project Status:
Completed
Review of the drug and alcohol prevention and treatment services sector
This project sought to clarify Australian drug and alcohol treatment funding; current and future service needs; the gap between met and unmet demand; and planning and funding processes for the future.
This project aimed to deliver:
Project Status:
Completed
Treatment for alcohol dependent women
Alcohol exposure in utero can cause a range of abnormalities in the fetus which are included under the umbrella term Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD).
Project Status:
Completed
Triple B: Bumps, babies and beyond
The Triple B Study: Bumps, Babies and Beyond is an innovative Australian study of approximately 1600 families. The project is a longitudinal pregnancy cohort which examines a wide range of biopsychosocial factors that relate to the health and development of Australian children and families.
Project Status:
Current
Alcohol Action in Rural Communities (AARC)
Governments, policy experts, researchers and randomly selected members of communities all support the idea of greater co-ordination of efforts aimed at reducing alcohol-related harm.
Project Status:
Completed
Triple B: Bumps, babies and beyond - Wave III pilot follow-up of preschoolers
The Triple B study (Bumps, Babies and Beyond) is a large NHMRC-funded birth cohort study which examines the effects of substance use in pregnant women and their partners during the prenatal period on infant development and family functioning.
Project Status:
Completed
Improving services to families affected by Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD)
Alcohol use during pregnancy has been associated with a number of adverse pregnancy outcomes including miscarriage, premature birth, still birth and low birth weight.
Project Status:
Completed