Please join us for Healthy Development Adelaide (HDA) 20th Anniversary Celebration showcasing our breadth of research, government and organisational members during a Research Afternoon followed by our 20th Anniversary Oration.

Healthy Development Adelaide (HDA) plays a key role linking research, service delivery and policy development in South Australia. We aim to promote, facilitate and enable multidisciplinary research to advance understanding of healthy development, ensuring the physical, psychological and social health of infants, children and adolescents.

Our vision: To achieve the full development potential of South Australia's children and adolescents.

HDA Research Afternoon: 12.45-5.00PM (12.15PM registration)

Our Research Afternoon will consist of 2 concurrent sessions including basic research and government and community focussed short presentations.

We warmly welcome our presenters from the University of Adelaide, University of South Australia, Flinders University, Women's and Children's Health Network, SAHMRI, Robinson Research Institute, Caring Futures Institute, Early Origins of Adult Health Research Group, Australian Centre for Child Protection, Flinders Health and Medical Research Institute, Department of Human Services, Women's and Children's Hospital Foundation, The Kids Research Institute Australia, Emerging Minds, and Office for Early Childhood Development.

Prizes will be awarded to the best presentations on the day in the PhD, Early Mid Career Researcher (EMCR) and Government/Organisational categories.

HDA 20th Anniversary Oration: 6.00-8.30PM (5.45PM registration)

Our 20th Anniversary Oration will be presented by the Hon. Kate Ellis on Early Childhood in South Australia: Time for Doing The Doing.

Kate Ellis is the CEO of Raising Literacy Australia and Chair of South Australia’s Early Years Taskforce. Kate will unveil some of the newest research into early childhood development attitudes in South Australia and outline how we now have the evidence base and it is now the critical time for the actions that will transform the lives and futures of our youngest South Australians.

Registration is essential for catering purposes. The full program for the Research Afternoon + Oration can be viewed here: https://health.adelaide.edu.au/healthy-development-adelaide/

THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS - WE APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT!

A huge thank you to our event sponsors for their financial support towards our 20th Anniversary Celebration. Our sponsors encompass some of the breadth and interest that aligns closely with Healthy development Adelaide.

The Commissioner for Children and Young People

The Hospital Research Foundation Group

The Kids Research Institute Australia

Gowrie SA

Emerging Minds

Kudos

Other event information:

This is a free public event and open to the community, everyone is welcome to attend.

Parking: U Park on Hindley Street or the Convention Centre, North Terrace. Street parking is very limited.