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Providing a summary of injury prevention evidence together in one location, the Evidence Bank aims to increase the awareness of reliable, accurate and authoritative injury-related research pieces.

Utilising the menu below you are able to search the Evidence Bank by injury topics, keywords and primary target audience. Please note that the primary target audience refers to the segmented group which the evidence is aiming to have the greatest influence on.

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YearInjury topic/sPrimary target audienceReference
2021Intentional self-harmEarly Years (0 – 8 years), Middle Years (9 – 14 years), Young People (15 – 25 years)
Haag, A.-C. et al. Preventive intervention for trauma reactions in young injured children: results of a multi-site randomised controlled trial. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry 61, 988–997 (2020). Available from: https://acamh.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/
2021ViolenceWhole Community
A systemic approach to achieving population‐level impact in injury and violence prevention. doi:10.1002/sres.2668. (2019). Available from: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/sres.2668
2021Alcohol-related harmYoung People (15 – 25 years)
Greenwood, C. J. et al. Psychosocial predictors of binge-drinking residual harm in adolescence and young adulthood: findings from the Australian Temperament Project. Drug and alcohol dependence 226, e108864 (2021). Access from: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/14635240.2020.1759441
2021DrowningWhole Community
2021PoisoningWhole Community
North Metropolitan Health Service. Western Australian Poisons Information Centre Annual Report 2018. https://www.scgh.health.wa.gov.au/Our%20Services/Service%20directory/~/media/C4F4785903EF491A9846217DCC8EADE3.ashx (2019).
2021Burns and Scalds, Drowning, Falls, Intentional self-harm, PoisoningEarly Years (0 – 8 years), Middle Years (9 – 14 years), Young People (15 – 25 years)
Varghese, A. M., Jamieson, K., McKenna & Skarin, D. Kidsafe WA Childhood Injury Report:Playground Injuries. https://www.kidsafewa.com.au/download/playground-injury-research-report/?wpdmdl=3746&refresh=60fe1644889ce1627264580 (2021).
2021TransportEarly Years (0 – 8 years), Middle Years (9 – 14 years)
Anderson, L., McKenna, J. & Skarin, D. Kidsafe WA Childhood Injury Bulletin: Small-wheeled Device. https://www.kidsafewa.com.au/download/small-wheeled-devices/?wpdmdl=3740&refresh=60fe16448cf291627264580 (2021).
2021Intentional self-harmEarly Years (0 – 8 years), Middle Years (9 – 14 years), Young People (15 – 25 years)
McKenna, J., Pawlowski, A. & Skarin, D. Kidsafe WA Childhood Injury Bulletin: Intentional Injury. https://www.kidsafewa.com.au/download/intentional-injuries/?wpdmdl=3743&refresh=60fe16448afcd1627264580 (2021).
2021Alcohol-related harmWhole Community
AIHW. Alcohol, tobacco & other drugs in Australia, About. Australian Institute of Health and Welfare https://www.aihw.gov.au/reports/alcohol/alcohol-tobacco-other-drugs-australia/contents/about (2021).
2021Alcohol-related harm, Intentional self-harmWhole Community

Bagge CL, Lee H-J, Schumacher JA, Gratz KL, Krull JL, Holloman G. Alcohol as an Acute Risk Factor for Recent Suicide Attempts: A Case-Crossover Analysis. J Stud Alcohol Drugs. 2013 Jul 1;74(4):552–8. Available from: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23739018/

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