Moore, Susan
Condon, John R.
He, Vincent YF
Stothers, Kylie
Williams, Tamika
Guthridge, Steven
Article History
Received: 5 January 2022
Accepted: 9 August 2022
First Online: 29 August 2022
Declarations
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: The study was approved by the NT Department of Health and the Menzies School of Health Research Human Research Ethics Committee under the approval for the CYDRP research program (HREC-2016-2708). The need for informed consent was waived by the NT Department of Health and the Menzies School of Health Research Human Research Ethics Committee because the study used de-identified data from administrative, statutory and service delivery data sources and the retrospective nature of the study. We confirm that all methods were performed in accordance with the relevant guidelines and regulations in the Declaration of Helsinki.
: Not applicable.
: The project was supported by Northern Territory Government agencies including the Department of Health and the Department of Territory Families, Housing and Communities that are responsible for hospital and child protection services respectively and provided data for analysis. SM is an Honorary Fellow with the Menzies School of Health Research and is employed in a service role with the NT Government. All other authors declare no competing interests.