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About Us

Supporting the development and wellbeing of children and youth with disability

We established Healthy Trajectories to support the development and wellbeing of children and youth with disability. We will do this by:

learning what makes it challenging for young people with disability to develop, be healthy and participate fully in life
exploring ways to help the whole family so that children are growing up in environments that help them to thrive
researching what makes it easier and harder for children and young people with disability to participate at school, in recreation, in healthcare, and at work
partnering with people and organisations who also care about the wellbeing of children and youth with disability
focusing on the priorities of the Australia’s Disability Strategy 2021 to 2031 and the National Disability Research Agenda 2022

To make it possible for children and youth whose lives are complicated by disability to reach their full potential for health and participation across the life span. Healthy trajectories for all!

By building a strong network of research partners across the Melbourne Children’s Campus and University of Melbourne we will be able to learn more, faster, to improve the lives of those with child-onset disability and their families. We want to help change the way our society views and includes those with disability.

Involvement

We partner with consumers in all our work.

Diversity

We invite and engage with people who bring a range of expertise, experiences and ideas.

Respect

We value and recognise all contributions.

Transparency

We communicate clearly, we are accountable, and we are open to feedback.

Optimism

Our very best efforts for creating bright futures for all.

We will know we are doing well when:

our teams of researchers include people with a diverse range of knowledge, skills and life experiences that our research has the greatest impact
our research helps achieve the goals defined in Australia’s Disability Strategy i.e., health, wellbeing and participation for children and youth with disability, and their families
our research and advocacy results in changes to practice and policy
we have helped to create a workforce and community who better understand disability

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Strategic & Consumer Involvement Plans

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