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It has been a busy few weeks on the blog, between #AntiPovertyWeek2024 and #ChildrensWeek2024 and we have had a lot of incredibly powerful content up on the blog. Here is a ‘round-up’ of what’s new on Power to Persuade. In the run up to #AntiPovertyWeek2024 the Antipoverty Centre published two pieces to spark some thinking and discussion about poverty: 'Crowing about a budget surplus? There are better ways for Chalmers to measure economic success'- ‘They Lie’ -https://lnkd.in/gDu9UDmZ Following on from #AntiPovertyWeek2024 and into #ChildrensWeek2024 the Life Course Centre published another three thought-provoking pieces, 'The Big Question: How can we help end child poverty in Australia?'-https://lnkd.in/gi7ZfMmQ 'How food insecurity is biting: Australians are going hungry'-https://lnkd.in/gjXYjZTE 'Unpacking why mealtimes matter in early childhood centres for disadvantaged communities'-https://lnkd.in/gTsb7j-h Thank you to the incredible moderators for making these timely pieces available to us! https://lnkd.in/ggsK7Kvj

Mealtimes at Early Childhood Education and Care centres are more than simply filling hungry tummies. Apart from helping with physical growth, nutritious food supports healthy brain growth.   In the final Power To Persuade blog for Anti-Poverty Week, Life Course Centre researcher Dr Bonnie Searle from The University of Queensland, unpacks why mealtimes matter in early childhood centres.      🥕 Tap to read now - https://bit.ly/3UnvBO5 UQ Queensland Brain Institute

As the cost of living continues to rise, Life Course Centre researcher Dr Chandana Maitra from the University of Sydney explains 'How food insecurity is biting: Australians are going hungry'.   This latest blog on Power To Persuade continues to raise awareness and understanding following last week's Anti-Poverty Week.   Tap to read now ➡ https://bit.ly/3NBNULN

We're continuing to keep the spotlight on Anti-Poverty Week. In a blog on Power To Persuade, some of our Life Course Centre researchers share their insights for 'The Big Question - How can we help end child poverty in Australia?' Featuring Dr Alice Campbell, Professor Cameron Parsell, Dr Ella Kuskoff, Professor Guyonne Kalb, Dr Barbara Broadway. https://lnkd.in/gi7ZfMmQ

🏅 October is World Mental Health Month - so it's timely to congratulate Life Course Centre Chief Investigator and Program Leader Professor Nick Glozier from the University of Sydney, who was recently named the winner of the 2024 RPA Foundation Research Medal. The award is RPA’s highest accolade and was awarded to Professor Glozier, who is also a Senior Staff Specialist at the RPA Department of Psychiatry, for his pioneering work in the treatment of chronic and disabling mood disorders, and improving functional outcomes in mental health. Congratulations to Nick! Tap to read more 👉 https://lnkd.in/ghMingXE

The Life Course Centre is a proud supporter of Anti-Poverty Week (13-19 Oct).   This year, Anti-Poverty Week is supporting three campaigns to help end poverty in Australia: End Child Poverty, Raise the Rate and Everybody’s Home.   You can learn more about Anti-Poverty Week, these campaigns, and how you can help fight poverty and hardship by visiting 👉 https://lnkd.in/g6geS96

Today is World Homeless Day - which raises awareness about the needs of people who currently experience homelessness, while working to prevent and end it.    So it's fitting to share that the key findings on the long-term impact of the Keeping Families Together program were presented by Life Course Centre researchers Dr Ella Kuskoff and Professor Cameron Parsell at an event yesterday.   The Keeping Families Together program, delivered by Micah Projects and Common Ground Queensland, provides secure housing and multidisciplinary support for at-risk families. Congratulations to report authors Dr Ella Kuskoff, Dr Rose Stambe, Dr Nikita Sharma, Dr Stefanie Plage, and Professor Cameron Parsell.

🎉 It was exciting to see our Life Course Centre members recognised at the various awards ceremonies held during UQ Research and Innovation Week 2024. They were:   * Research Fellow Dr Ella Kuskoff from School of Social Science won a UQ Foundation Research Excellence Award (UQFREA) at the Research and Innovation Awards for Excellence.   * Associate Investigator A/Prof Yaqoot Fatima, Principal Research Fellow at the UQ Poche Centre for Indigenous Health, won the Early to Mid-Career Researcher Industry Engagement Award for her project - Let’s Yarn About Sleep - at the Research Partnerships and Translation Awards.    * The Let’s Yarn About Sleep program received the Public Engagement & Community-led Research award at the UQ Cultural Awards.   * Dr Stefanie Plage, School of Social Sciences was the HASS Faculty Winner for UQ Early to Mid-Career Researcher Industry Impact Award, for her work on participant-produced photography for understanding housing instability and health.   A huge congratulations to Ella, Stefa, Fatima and the Let’s Yarn About Sleep team! Click to see Dr Ella Kuskoff's winner video 👉 https://lnkd.in/gRCmAsG7 Click to see A/Prof Yaqoot Fatima’s winner video 👉 https://lnkd.in/g3CTUbNu  Learn more about their award-winning projects 👉 https://lnkd.in/g3CTUbNu

Last month, a Life Course Centre research team hosted a workshop modelling the impact of changes in supply of affordable and social housing for low-income renters in Melbourne. Stakeholders across industry, research, government and the not-for-profit sector contributed to an Agent Based Model (ABM) designed to support housing policy decision-making. The ABM is designed to provide insight into the complex interactions between agents in Melbourne’s housing system and raise ‘what would happen if…” questions about the impacts of various interventions. Congratulations on running a successful workshop - Dr Sangeetha Gigi Chandrashekeran, Dr Rajith Vidanaarachchi, Professor Mark Stevenson, and Dr Katrina Raynor, with support from Avita Streatfield. Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning

I am proud to share this review of developmental mechanisms that may explain why bullying victimization and perpetration are more likely for children who grow up in economically disadvantaged circumstances, and how bullying might mediate the impact of poverty on later outcomes #lifecoursecentre