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WA launches newborn screening for X-Linked Adrenoleukodystrophy 14 August 2026 Western Australia has taken a significant step forward in the early detection of rare diseases, with newborn screening for X-linked Adrenoleukodystrophy (X-ALD) officially commencing on 3 August 2026. Delivered through a collaboration between the Child and Adolescent Health Service (CAHS), Office of Population Health Genomics (OPHG), and PathWest, the new screening program will enable babies born in Western Australia to be tested for the rare genetic condition shortly after birth.

Supporting Chinese-speaking families through community connection 06 August 2026 More than 50 members of Perth’s Chinese community, including parents, grandparents and other community members attended a recent parenting forum in Ardross to learn about child development, mental health and the support services available to families across Western Australia.

Australian-first parenting program comes to Perth 05 August 2026 An innovative nurse-led research project has brought an internationally recognised parenting program to Australia for the first time. Six Child and Adolescent Community Health (CACH) nurses recently completed specialist training in Growing Together, an attachment-focused parenting program designed to strengthen relationships between parents and their babies.

Celebrating National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children's Day 04 August 2026 Children, families, staff and volunteers came together on 4 August to celebrate National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children's Day, recognising the strengths, voices, cultures and identities of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children.

CAHS Ambassador supports a more inclusive future for young people 29 July 2026 Rachael Burns, one of the Child and Adolescent Health Service (CAHS) Community Ambassadors, is the advocate she wished existed when she was younger. Rachael grew up navigating mental health challenges, and subsequently, a world a that left her feeling broken. Many of her experiences of care deemed her 'complex' and 'unreachable'.