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Brain-eating amoeba confirmed in 9-year-old after Kinneret swim

The Health Ministry has issued new Kinneret bathing recommendations after a 9-year-old was hospitalized in severe condition with a rare amoeba infection.

Brain-eating amoeba confirmed in 9-year-old after Kinneret swim

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One quarter of Australian kids are ‘developmentally vulnerable’ when they start school. Quality childcare can catch them up

Children who are developmentally behind do not have the thinking, social and emotional skills needed for learning and getting along with their peers.

  • Nearly one quarter of Australian children start school developmentally vulnerable.
  • High-quality childcare programs in Victoria and Queensland help catch children up.
  • 2022 study shows significant improvements in resilience, self-regulation, language, and IQ.

Does ‘R U OK? Day’ actually improve people’s mental health?

R U OK? Day is Australia’s most recognisable mental health campaign. A study using nine years of data looked at how it affected wellbeing and access to care.

  • R U OK? Day enhances mental wellbeing in Australia
  • Improvement in self-reported mental wellbeing measured
  • No increase in GP visits or psychiatric medicine prescriptions

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