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A study protocol for community implementation of a new mental health monitoring system spanning early childhood to young adulthood

A study protocol for community implementation of a new mental health monitoring system spanning early childhood to young adulthood

Joyce Cleary ^1,2, Catherine Nolan ³, Martin Guhn ⁴, Kimberly C Thomson ^1,4,5, Sophie Barker ^2,6, Camille Deane ^1,2, Christopher J Greenwood ^1,2,6, Julia Tulloh Harper ^1,3, Matthew Fuller-Tyszkiewicz ¹, Primrose Letcher ^1,2,6, Jacqui A Macdonald ^1,2,6, Delyse Hutchinson ^1,2,6,7, Elizabeth A Spry ^1,2,6, Meredith O'Connor ^2,6, Vaughan Carr ^7,8, Melissa Green ^7,9, Tom Peachey ¹⁰, John W Toumbourou ^1,2, Jane Hosking ¹¹, Jerri Nelson ¹¹, Joanne Williams ¹², Stephen R Zubrick ^13,14, Ann Sanson ⁶, Kate Lycett ^1,2,6, Craig A Olsson ^1,2,6

Joyce Cleary ^1,2, Catherine Nolan ³, Martin Guhn ⁴

¹Deakin University, Australia.
²Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Australia.
³Victorian Department of Education and Training, Australia.
⁴The University of British Columbia, Canada.
⁵Providence Health Care Research Institute, Canada.
⁶The University of Melbourne, Australia.
⁷University of New South Wales, Australia.
⁸Monash University, Australia.
⁹Neuroscience Research Australia.
¹⁰ACIL Allen Consulting, Australia.
¹¹North Central Local Learning and Employment Network, Australia.
¹²Swinburne University of Technology, Australia.
¹³University of Western Australia, Australia.
¹⁴Telethon Kids Institute, Australia.

⁰Deakin University, Australia.

Longitudinal and Life Course Studies : International Journal +

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June 26, 2025

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Summary

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A new Australian Comprehensive Monitoring System (CMS) tracks social and emotional development from infancy to young adulthood. This system aims to guide investments in early life mental health promotion for stronger foundations.

Area Of Science

Child and Adolescent Psychology
Public Health Monitoring
Developmental Psychology

Background

Longitudinal research highlights the need for early life course approaches to mental health promotion.
Existing population monitoring systems often focus on discrete developmental stages (childhood, adolescence, young adulthood).
A gap exists in systems capturing development across all stages from infancy to young adulthood.

Purpose Of The Study

To describe the development and pilot implementation of a new Australian Comprehensive Monitoring System (CMS).
To address the gap in monitoring social and emotional development across the entire early life course.
To measure social and emotional development and the social climates influencing it.

Main Methods

Development of the Australian Comprehensive Monitoring System (CMS) measuring social and emotional development (strengths and difficulties).
Eight census surveys conducted at three-yearly intervals from infancy to 21 years.
Measurement of family, school, peer, digital, and community social climates.
Community-led data collection integrated into existing universal government-funded services (Maternal Child Health, Schools, LLENs).

Main Results

Pilot implementation and evaluation of the CMS in rural Victoria, Australia, completed in 2022.
The system successfully captured social and emotional development and contextual factors.
Data collection demonstrated feasibility within existing service structures.

Conclusions

The Comprehensive Monitoring System (CMS) provides a novel approach to tracking development from infancy to young adulthood.
CMS can guide community-led investments in mental health promotion across formative years.
The system is adaptable for diverse communities, including Australian First Nations communities, to build secure foundations for the next generation.

Keywords:

adolescence childhood life course epidemiology population mental health young adulthood.

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