Two Curtin researchers have been awarded funding for their projects, from the Stan Perron Charitable Foundation which aims to build research capacity in Western Australia by supporting researchers, institutions and platforms with a focus on child health research.

Associate Professor Zoe Bradfield from the School of Nursing will receive funding for her project “Improving the Health of WA Children through better birth-days”, a clinical trial to determine if oral melatonin tablets reduce the growing rates of induced labours that are putting mothers and babies at risk.

Professor Bronwyn Myers-Franchi, Director of the Curtin enAble Institute, secured funding towards her project “Help while our children wait: Scaling up interventions to support young people waiting for specialist mental health services” which explores the feasibility of providing an evidence-based psychological intervention while young people wait for specialist services and whether earlier access to treatment alleviates their psychological distress.

Congratulations to Associate Professor Bradfield and Professor Myers-Franchi!