Professor Melissa O'Donnell

Professor UniSA Justice & Society

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email Melissa.O'Donnell@unisa.edu.au

Research Degree Supervisor

About me

Melissa O’Donnell is Professor and Deputy Director, Research at the Australian Centre for Child Protection, University of South Australia. Melissa is an internationally recognised researcher in the area of child maltreatment and vulnerable children and families and has utilised population-based linked administrative data for over 15 years to contribute new knowledge and evidence. The main focus of her research program includes: i) risk and protective factors for vulnerability to child abuse and neglect; ii) outcomes for children in care; and iii) infant removals by the child protection system. Melissa collaborates with government and non-government partners to ensure research addresses areas of policy and practice and to enable ... Read more

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Research

Outputs

Research outputs for the last seven years are shown below. Some long-standing staff members may have older outputs included. To see earlier years visit ORCID or Scopus

Open access indicates that an output is open access.

Highlights

Year	Output
2022	Orr, C, Fisher, CM, Glauert, R, Preen, DB & O'Donnell, M 2022, 'A demographic profile of mothers and their children who are victims of family and domestic violence: using linked police and hospital admissions data', Journal of Interpersonal Violence: Concerned With the Study and Treatment of Victims and Perpetrators of Physical and Sexual Violence, vol. 37, no. 1-2, pp. NP500-NP525. Open access 6 6 2
2019	Maclean, MJ, Sims, SA & O'Donnell, M 2019, 'Role of pre-existing adversity and child maltreatment on mental health outcomes for children involved in child protection: population-based data linkage study', BMJ Open, vol. 9, no. 7, article no. e029675, pp. 1-13. Open access 18 18 5
2019	O'Donnell, M, Taplin, S, Marriott, R, Lima, F & Stanley, FJ 2019, 'Infant removals: the need to address the over-representation of Aboriginal infants and community concerns of another 'stolen generation'', Child Abuse and Neglect, vol. 90, pp. 88-98. 78 78 70
2018	Lima, F, Maclean, MJ & O'Donnell, M 2018, Exploring outcomes for young people who have experienced out-of-home care, Telethon Kids Institute, Australia. Open access
2012	Gilbert, R, Fluke, J, O'Donnell, M, Gonzalez-Izquierdo, A, Brownell, M, Gulliver, P, Janson, S & Sidebotham, P 2012, 'Child maltreatment: variation in trends and policies in six developed countries', The Lancet, vol. 379, no. 9817 pp. 758-772. 260 237

Chapters

Year	Output
2019	Harries, M & O'Donnell, M 2019, 'Risks and obstacles in implementing a public health approach to the well-being and protection of children?', in B Lonne et al. (eds), Re-Visioning Public Health Approaches for Protecting Children, Springer, Switzerland, ch. 15, pp. 237-251. 2
2015	O'Donnell, M 2015, 'Advances from public health research', in L Waterhouse & J McGhee (eds), Challenging Child Protection: New Directions in Safeguarding Children, Jessica Kingsley Publishers, UK, ch. 9, pp. 110-118.

Journal Articles

Year	Output
2024	Burrow, S, Wood, L, Fisher, C, Usher, R, Gayde, R & O'Donnell, M 2024, 'Parents' experiences of perinatal child protection processes: a systematic review and thematic synthesis informed by a socio-ecological approach', Children and Youth Services Review, vol. 166, article no. 107960, pp. 1-22. Open access
2024	Chikwava, F, Cordier, R, Ferrante, A, O'Donnell, M & Pakpahan, E 2024, 'Trajectories of homelessness and association with mental health and substance use disorders among young people transitioning from out-of-home care in Australia', Child Abuse and Neglect, vol. 149, article no. 106643, pp. 1-14. Open access 50
2024	Dhamrait, G, O'Donnell, M, Christian, H, Taylor, CL & Pereira, G 2024, 'Interpregnancy interval and adverse birth outcomes: a population-based cohort study of twins', BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, vol. 24, article no. 96 (2024), pp. 1-13. Open access
2024	Hamilton, SL, Jones, L, Penny, M, Pell, C, Ilich, N, Michie, C, Mutch, R, O'Donnell, M, Shepherd, C & Farrant, B 2024, 'Ngulluk Moort, Ngulluk Boodja, Ngulluk Wirin (our family, our country, our spirit): An Aboriginal Participatory Action Research study protocol', PLoS One, vol. 19, no. 7, article no. e0301237, pp. 1-16. Open access
2024	Harrap, B, Gibberd, A, O'Donnell, M, Jones, J, Chenhall, R, McNamara, B, Simons, K & Eades, S 2024, 'Mental and neurodevelopmental health needs of Aboriginal children with experience of out-of-home care: a Western Australian data-linkage study', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, vol. 48, no. 5, pp. 1-8. Open access
2024	Johnsen, M, O'Donnell, M, Harries, M & Fisher, C 2024, 'Hospital-based healthcare workers' experiences of involvement in perinatal child protection processes: a scoping literature review', Trauma, Violence and Abuse: A Review Journal, vol. 25, no. 4, pp. 3388-3404.
2024	Lima, F, O'Donnell, M, Gibberd, AJ, Falster, K, Banks, E, Jones, J, Williams, R, Eades, F, Harrap, B, Chenhall, R, Octoman, O & Eades, S 2024, 'Aboriginal children placed in out-of-home care: pathways through the child protection system', Australian Social Work, vol. 77. no. 4, pp. 471-485. Open access 1 1 6
2024	Lima, F, Taplin, S, Maclean, M & O'Donnell, M 2024, 'Infants entering out-of-home care: Health, developmental needs and service provision', Child Abuse and Neglect, vol. 149, article no. 106577, pp. 1-14. Open access 2 2 1
2024	Lima, F, Taplin, S, Maclean, M, Octoman, O, Grose, M & O'Donnell, M 2024, 'Child protection and developmental trajectories of children who entered care as infants', Child Abuse Review, vol. 33, no. 5, article no. e2900, pp. 1-18. Open access
2024	Maclean, M, Lima, F & O'Donnell, M 2024, 'Investigating positive reading trajectories among children who experienced out-of-home care', Children and Youth Services Review, vol. 163, article no. 107728, pp. 1-12. Open access
2024	Maclean, MJ, Lima, F & O'Donnell, M 2024, 'Positive reading achievement outcomes in children who experience out-of-home care: characteristics and predictors', Child Abuse and Neglect, vol. 149, article no. 106282, pp. 1-15. 2 2 2
2024	Mitrou, F, Milroy, H, Coffin, J, Hamilton, SL, O'Donnell, M & Zubrick, SR 2024, 'Cohort profile: Understanding the influence of early life environments and health and social service system contacts over time and across generations through the Western Australian Aboriginal Child Health Survey (WAACHS) linked data study', vol. 14, no. 10, article no. e087522, pp. 1-15. Open access
2024	Moodie, S, Jones, J, Chenhall, R, Williams, R, Garlett, C, Gibberd, A, O'Donnell, M, McAullay, D, McNamara, B & Eades, S 2024, 'Intersectoral collaboration for supporting the health and wellbeing of Aboriginal families and children in out-of-home care: perspectives from Western Australian Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisations', Frontiers in Public Health, vol. 12, pp. 1-13. Open access 1 1
2024	O'Donnell, M, Burrow, S, Grose, M, Usher, R, Marriott, R & Taplin, S 2024, 'Child protection proceedings for infants: analysis of court files to identify court outcomes and requirements for families in child protection safety plans', Children and Youth Services Review, vol. 157, article no. 107376, pp. 1-10. Open access 1
2024	Orr, C, Kelty, E, Belinelo, P, Fisher, C, Glauert, AR, O'Donnell, M & Preen, DB 2024, 'Exposure to family and domestic violence in the prenatal period is associated with an increased risk of hospitalization for bronchiolitis in children under 2 years', Journal of Public Health, vol. 46, no. 3, pp.e448-e457. Open access 1 6
2024	Parsons, L, Cordier, R, Chikwava, F, O'Donnell, M, Chung, D, Ferrante, A, Mendes, P & Thoresen, S 2024, 'Shedding light on the social and health realities of care-experienced young people in Western Australia: a population-level study', Child Abuse and Neglect, vol. 157, article no. 107053, pp. 1-17. Open access
2024	Sims, SA, Pereira, G, Fatovich, D, Preen, D & O'Donnell, M 2024, 'The hidden impact of alcohol on young victims: an analysis of alcohol-related police offences resulting in hospitalisation', BMC Public Health, vol. 24, no. 1, article no. 206, pp. 1-10. Open access 1
2024	Sims, SA, Pereira, G, Fatovich, DM, Preen, D & O'Donnell, M 2024, 'Assessing the utility of night-time presentations as a proxy for alcohol-related harm among young emergency department trauma patients', EMA - Emergency Medicine Australasia, vol. 36, no. 1, pp. 47-54. Open access 2
2023	Harrap, B, Gibberd, A, O'Donnell, M, Simons, K, Jones, J, Lima, F, McAullay, D, Falster, K, Banks, E & Eades, S 2023, 'Cumulative incidence of child protection system contacts among a cohort of Western Australian Aboriginal children born 2000 to 2013', Child Abuse and Neglect, vol. 143, article no. 106297, pp. 1-11. Open access 1 1 6
2023	O'Donnell, M, Lima, F, Maclean, M, Marriott, R & Taplin, S 2023, 'Infant and pre-birth involvement with child protection across Australia', Child Maltreatment, vol. 28, no. 4, pp. 608–620. Open access 3 4 12
2023	Orr, C, Fisher, C, Bell, M, O'Donnell, M, Martin, K, Glauert, R & Preen, D 2023, 'Exposure to family and domestic violence is associated with lower attendance and higher suspension in school children', Child Abuse and Neglect, vol. 142, article no. 105594, pp. 1-13. 6 4 3
2023	Orr, C, Kelty, E, Fisher, C, O'Donnell, M, Glauert, R & Preen, DB 2023, 'The lasting impact of family and domestic violence on neonatal health outcomes', Birth, vol. 50, no. 3, pp. 578-586. Open access 2 1 5
2023	Orr, C, Kelty, E, O'Donnell, M, Fisher, CM, Glauert, R & Preen, DB 2023, 'Reproductive and sexual health of Australian adolescents exposed to family and domestic violence', BMJ Sexual and Reproductive Health, vol. 49, no. 4 , pp. 245-253. 10
2023	Robinson, S, Foley, K, Moore, T, Valentine, K, Burton, J, Marshall, A, O'Donnell, M & Brebner, C 2023, 'Prioritising children and young people with disability in research about domestic and family violence: methodological, ethical and pragmatic reflections', Journal of Family Violence, vol. 38, pp. 1191-1204. Open access 8 8 14
2023	Trew, S, Taplin, S, O'Donnell, M, Marriott, R & Broadhurst, K 2023, 'Parents' experiences with child protection during pregnancy and post-birth', Child and Family Social Work, vol. 28. no. 2, pp. 549-562. Open access 4 4 20
2022	Chamberlain, C, Gray, P, Bennet, D, Elliott, A, O'Donnell, M & Langton, M 2022, 'Supporting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Families to Stay Together from the Start (SAFeST Start): urgent call to action to address crisis in infant removals', Australian Journal of Social Issues, vol. 57, no. 2, pp. 252-273. Open access 29 25 47
2022	Chikwava, F, O'Donnell, M, Ferrante, A, Pakpahan, E & Cordier, R 2022, 'Patterns of homelessness and housing instability and the relationship with mental health disorders among young people transitioning from out-of-home care: retrospective cohort study using linked administrative data', PLoS One, vol. 17, no. 9, pp. 1-23. Open access 8 7 1
2022	Dhamrait, G, O'Donnell, M, Christian, H & Pereira, G 2022, 'Is early childhood development impeded by the birth timing of the younger sibling?', PLoS One, vol. 17, no. 5, article no. e0268325, pp. 1-15. Open access 3 3 8
2022	Doolabh, K, Fisher, C & O'Donnell, M 2022, 'Understanding the dynamics of support seeking in women with lived experience of non-physical intimate partner violence (IPV) and the service responses-a qualitative study', Australian Journal of Social Issues, vol. 57, no. 4, pp. 861-879. Open access 1 1
2022	Lima, F, O'Donnell, M, Bourke, J, Wolff, B, Gibberd, A, Llewellyn, G & Leonard, H 2022, 'Child protection involvement of children of mothers with intellectual disability', Child Abuse and Neglect, vol. 126, article no. 105515. 12 8 1
2022	O'Donnell, M, Usher, R, Burrow, S, Nguyen, R, McKenzie, A & Fisher, C 2022, 'Victim-survivors, family and domestic violence service providers and support people: identification of priority issues for research and translation into policy and practice', Global Social Welfare, vol. 10, pp. 129-138. Open access
2022	Octoman, O, Arney, F, Chong, A, O'Donnell, M, Meiksans, J, Hawkes, M, Ward, F & Taylor, C 2022, 'Tailoring service and system design for families known to child protection: a rapid exploratory analysis of the characteristics of families', Child Abuse Review, vol. 31, no. 5, article no. e2762, pp. 1-8. Open access 4 4 11
2022	Orr, C, Fisher, C, O'Donnell, M, Glauert, R & Preen, DB 2022, 'Epilepsy in children exposed to family and domestic violence in the first 5 years of life', Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, vol. 58, no. 12, pp. 2183-2189. Open access 1
2022	Orr, C, Fisher, CM, Glauert, R, Preen, DB & O'Donnell, M 2022, 'A demographic profile of mothers and their children who are victims of family and domestic violence: using linked police and hospital admissions data', Journal of Interpersonal Violence: Concerned With the Study and Treatment of Victims and Perpetrators of Physical and Sexual Violence, vol. 37, no. 1-2, pp. NP500-NP525. Open access 6 6 2
2022	Sims, SA, Pereira, G, Preen, D, Fatovich, D & O'Donnell, M 2022, 'Young people with prior health service contacts have increased risk of repeated alcohol-related harm hospitalisations', Drug and Alcohol Review, vol. 41, no. 5, pp. 1226-1235. Open access 1 1 1
2021	Chikwava, F, Cordier, R, Ferrante, A, O'Donnell, M, Speyer, R & Parsons, L 2021, 'Research using population-based administration data integrated with longitudinal data in child protection settings: a systematic review', PLoS One, vol. 16, no. 3, article e0249088, pp. 1-41. Open access 10 9 13
2021	Dhamrait, GK, Christian, H, O'Donnell, M & Pereira, G 2021, 'Gestational age and child development at school entry', Scientific Reports, vol. 11, no. 1, article no. 14522, pp. 1-13. Open access 17 17
2021	Orr, C, O'Donnell, M, Fisher, C, Bell, M, Glauert, R & Preen, D 2021, 'School readiness of children exposed to family and domestic violence', Journal of Interpersonal Violence: Concerned With the Study and Treatment of Victims and Perpetrators of Physical and Sexual Violence, vol. 37, no. 21-22, pp. NP20428 - NP20458. 3 1 3
2021	Orr, C, Preen, D, Fisher, C, Sims, S & O'Donnell, M 2021, 'Trends in hospital admissions for intimate partner violence in Australian mothers with children born from 1990 to 2009', Journal of Interpersonal Violence: Concerned With the Study and Treatment of Victims and Perpetrators of Physical and Sexual Violence, vol. 36, no. 15-16, pp. 6998-7017. Open access 15 12 1
2021	Sims, S, Preen, D, Pereira, G, Fatovich, D, Livingston, M & O'Donnell, M 2021, 'Alcohol-related harm in emergency departments: linking to subsequent hospitalizations to quantify under-reporting of presentations', Addiction, vol. 116, no. 6, pp. 1371-1380. Open access 5 6 2
2020	Fairthorne, J, Bourke, J, O'Donnell, M, Wong, K, de Klerk, N, Llewellyn, G & Leonard, H 2020, 'Pregnancy and birth outcomes of mothers with intellectual disability and their infants: Advocacy needed to improve well-being', Disability and Health Journal, vol. 13, no. 2, article no. 100871, pp. 1-7. 9 9 3
2020	Hamilton, S, Maslen, S, Best, D, Freeman, J, O'Donnell, M, Reibel, T, Mutch, R & Watkins, R 2020, 'Putting 'justice' in recovery capital: yarning about hopes and futures with young people in detention', International Journal For Crime, Justice and Social Democracy, vol. 9, no. 2, pp. 20-36. Open access 27 23 10
2020	Hamilton, S, Reibel, T, Maslen, S, Watkins, R, Jacinta, F, Passmore, H, Mutch, R, O'Donnell, M, Braithwaite, V & Bower, C 2020, 'Disability 'in-justice': the benefits and challenges of 'yarning' with young people undergoing diagnostic assessment for fetal alcohol spectrum disorder in a youth detention center', Qualitative Health Research, vol. 30, no. 2, pp. 314-327. 23 18 7
2020	Lima, F, Sims, S & O'Donnell, M 2020, 'Harmful drinking is associated with mental health conditions and other risk behaviours in Australian young people', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, vol. 44, no. 3, pp. 201-207. Open access 12 10 5
2020	Parsons, L, Chung, D, Cordier, R, Hodgson, D, Lund, S, Mendes, P, O'Donnell, M, Parsons, R & Thoresen, S 2020, 'Research protocol of a multifaceted prospective mixed-method longitudinal study: Navigating Through Life - Western Australian study of transitions from out-of-home care', BMC Public Health, vol. 20, no. article no. 1180, pp. 1-15. Open access 5 4 3
2020	Pearson, RJ, Jay, MA, O'Donnell, M, Wijlaars, L & Gilbert, R 2020, 'Characterizing newborn and older infant entries into care in England between 2006 and 2014', Child Abuse and Neglect, vol. 109, article no. 104760, pp. 1-14. Open access 9 10 4
2019	Balogh, R, Leonard, H, Bourke, J, Brameld, K, Downs, J, Hansen, M, Glasson, E, Lin, E, Lloyd, M, Lunsky, Y, O'Donnell, M, Shooshtari, S, Wong, K & Krahn, G 2019, 'Data Linkage: Canadian and Australian perspectives on a valuable methodology for intellectual and developmental disability research', Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities: Journal of Policy, Practice, and Perspectives, vol. 57, no. 5, pp. 439-462. Open access 22 20 2
2019	Cant, RL, O'Donnell, M, Sims, S & Harries, M 2019, 'Overcrowded housing: one of a constellation of vulnerabilities for child sexual abuse', Child Abuse and Neglect, vol. 93, pp. 239-248. 18 11 37
2019	Hamilton, SL, Reibel, T, Watkins, R, Mutch, RC, Kippin, NR, Freeman, J, Passmore, HM, Safe, B, O'Donnell, M & Bower, C 2019, ''He has problems; he is not the problem...' a qualitative study of non-custodial staff providing services for young offenders assessed for foetal alcohol spectrum disorder in an Australian youth detention centre', Youth Justice: An International Journal, vol. 19, no. 2, pp. 137-157. 16 12 2
2019	Lima, F, Shepherd, C, Wong, J, O'Donnell, M & Marriott, R 2019, 'Trends in mental health related contacts among mothers of Aboriginal children in Western Australia (1990-2013): a linked data population-based cohort study of over 40 000 children', BMJ Open, vol. 9, no. 7, pp. 1-10. Open access 12 14 7
2019	Maclean, MJ, Sims, SA & O'Donnell, M 2019, 'Role of pre-existing adversity and child maltreatment on mental health outcomes for children involved in child protection: population-based data linkage study', BMJ Open, vol. 9, no. 7, article no. e029675, pp. 1-13. Open access 18 18 5
2019	O'Donnell, M, Taplin, S, Marriott, R, Lima, F & Stanley, FJ 2019, 'Infant removals: the need to address the over-representation of Aboriginal infants and community concerns of another 'stolen generation'', Child Abuse and Neglect, vol. 90, pp. 88-98. 78 78 70
2019	Orr, C, Fisher, C, Sims, S, Preen, D, Glauert, R & O'Donnell, M 2019, 'Hospitalisations for maternal assault are associated with increased risk of child protection involvement', Child Abuse and Neglect, vol. 95, article no. 104014, pp. 1-14. 9 9
2018	Maclean, MJ, Taylor, CL & O'Donnell, M 2018, 'Out-of-home care and the educational achievement, attendance, and suspensions of maltreated children: a propensity-matched study', Journal of Pediatrics, vol. 198, pp. 287-293.e2. 15 15 1
2017	Hafekost, K, Lawrence, D, O'Leary, C, Bower, C, O'Donnell, M, Semmens, J & Zubrick, SR 2017, 'Maternal alcohol use disorder and subsequent child protection contact: a record-linkage population cohort study', Child Abuse and Neglect, vol. 72, pp. 206-212. Open access 28 27 4
2017	Maclean, MJ, Sims, S, Bower, C, Leonard, H, Stanley, FJ & O'Donnell, M 2017, 'Maltreatment risk among children with disabilities', Pediatrics, vol. 139, no. 4, article no. e20161817 pp. 1-12. Open access 96 89 95
2017	Maclean, MJ, Taylor, CL & O'Donnell, M 2017, 'Relationship between out-of-home care placement history characteristics and educational achievement: a population level linked data study', Child Abuse and Neglect, vol. 70, pp. 146-159. Open access 36 33 1
2017	O'Donnell, M, Bell, M & Sims, S 2017, 'Utilising linked government data to monitor and support progress towards the UN sustainable development goals', Asia Pacific Tech Monitor, vol. 34, no. 4, pp. 12-16. Open access
2017	O'Donnell, M, Sims, S, Maclean, MJ, Gonzalez-Izquierdo, A, Gilbert, RE & Stanley, FJ 2017, 'Trends in alcohol-related injury admissions in adolescents in Western Australia and England: population-based cohort study', BMJ Open, vol. 7, no. 5, article no. e014913, pp. 1-7. Open access 15 14 9
2017	Wong, JW, O'Donnell, M, Bayliss, D, Fletcher, J & Glauert, R 2017, 'Patterns of participation in year 9 academic testing and factors predicting absence on the day of test', Educational Research for Policy and Practice, vol. 16, no. 2, pp. 109-127. 4 2 2
2016	Davies, H, Gilbert, R, Johnson, K, Petersen, I, Nazareth, I, O'Donnell, M, Guttmann, A & Gonzalez-Izquierdo, A 2016, 'Neonatal drug withdrawal syndrome: cross-country comparison using hospital administrative data in England, the USA, Western Australia and Ontario, Canada', Archives of Disease in Childhood: Fetal and Neonatal Edition, vol. 101, no. 1, pp. 26-30. 64 54
2016	Davies, H, Gilbert, RE, Johnson, K, Petersen, I, Nazareth, I, O'Donnell, M, Guttmann, A & Gonzalez-Izquierdo, A 2016, 'Neonatal drug withdrawal syndrome: cross-country comparison using hospital administrative data in England, the USA, Western Australia and Ontario, Canada', Archives of Disease in Childhood: Fetal and Neonatal Edition, vol. 101, no. 1. pp. 26-30. 64 54 6
2016	Maclean, MJ, Sims, S, O'Donnell, M & Gilbert, R 2016, 'Out-of-home care versus in-home care for children who have been maltreated: a systematic review of health and wellbeing outcomes', Child Abuse Review, vol. 25, no. 4, pp. 251-272. Open access 51 49 7
2016	Maclean, MJ, Taylor, CL & O'Donnell, M 2016, 'Pre-existing adversity, level of child protection involvement, and school attendance predict educational outcomes in a longitudinal study', Child Abuse and Neglect, vol. 51, pp. 120-131. Open access 43 40 1
2016	O'Donnell, M, Maclean, MJ, Sims, S, Brownell, M, Ekuma, O & Gilbert, RE 2016, 'Entering out-of-home care during childhood: cumulative incidence study in Canada and Australia', Child Abuse and Neglect, vol. 59, pp. 78-87. Open access 36 33 1
2015	O'Donnell, M, Maclean, MJ, Sims, S, Morgan, VA, Leonard, H & Stanley, FJ 2015, 'Maternal mental health and risk of child protection involvement: mental health diagnoses associated with increased risk', Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, vol. 69, no. 12, pp. 1175-1183. Open access 70 68 1
2015	Sims, S & O'Donnell, M 2015, 'Identifying families most likely to have missing paternal details in birth registrations using linked data', Journal of Family Studies, vol. 21, no. 2, pp. 163-177. Open access 9 9
2013	Gonzalez-Izquierdo, A, Ward, A, O'Donnell, M, Li, L, Roposch, A, Stanley, F & Gilbert, RE 2013, 'Cross-country comparison of victimisation-related injury admission in children and adolescents in England and Western Australia', BMC Health Services Research, vol. 13, no. 1, pp. 1-9. Open access 11 11
2013	Leonard, H, Glasson, E, Bebbington, A, Hammond, G, Croft, D, Pikora, T, Fairthorne, J, O'Donnell, M, O'Leary, C, Hansen, M, Watson, L, Francis, RW, Carter, KW, McKenzie, A, Bower, C & Bourke, J 2013, 'Application of population-based linked data to the study of intellectual disability and autism', Academic Press, US, ch. 8, pp. 281-327. 14
2013	O'Donnell, M, Anderson, D, Morgan, VA, Nassar, N, Leonard, HM & Stanley, FJ 2013, 'Trends in pre-existing mental health disorders among parents of infants born in Western Australia from 1990 to 2005', Medical Journal of Australia, vol. 198, no. 9, pp. 485-489. Open access 14 16
2012	Foley, K-R, Blackmore, A, Girdler, S, O'Donnell, M, Glauert, R, Llewellyn, G & Leonard, H 2012, 'To feel belonged: the voices of children and youth with disabilities on the meaning of wellbeing', Child Indicators Research, vol.5, no. 2, pp. 375-391. 74 62
2012	Gilbert, R, Fluke, J, O'Donnell, M, Gonzalez-Izquierdo, A, Brownell, M, Gulliver, P, Janson, S & Sidebotham, P 2012, 'Child maltreatment: variation in trends and policies in six developed countries', The Lancet, vol. 379, no. 9817 pp. 758-772. 260 237
2012	Gilbert, R, Fluke, J, O'Donnell, M, Gonzalez-Izquierdo, A, Brownell, M, Gulliver, P, Janson, S & Sidebotham, P 2012, 'Trends in child maltreatment - authors' reply', The Lancet, vol. 379, no. 9831, pp. 2049-2049. 2
2012	O'Donnell, M, Nassar, N, Jacoby, P & Stanley, F 2012, 'Western Australian emergency department presentations related to child maltreatment and intentional injury: population level study utilising linked health and child protection data', Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, vol. 48, no. 1, pp. 57-65. 26 22
2011	Stanley, F, Glauert, R, Mckenzie, A & O'Donnell, M 2011, 'Can joined-up data lead to joined-up thinking? The Western Australian Developmental Pathways Project', Healthcare Policy, v. 6, SI, pp. 63-73. Open access 16
2010	O'Donnell, M, Nassar, N, Leonard, H, Jacoby, P, Mathews, R, Patterson, Y & Stanley, F 2010, 'Characteristics of non-Aboriginal and Aboriginal children and families with substantiated child maltreatment: a population-based study', International Journal of Epidemiology, vol. 39, no. 3, pp. 921-928. Open access 43 42
2010	O'Donnell, M, Nassar, N, Leonard, H, Jacoby, P, Mathews, R, Patterson, Y & Stanley, F 2010, 'Rates and types of hospitalisations for children who have subsequent contact with the child protection system: a population based case-control study', Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, vol. 64, no. 9, pp. 784-788. 26 25
2010	O'Donnell, M, Nassar, N, Leonard, H, Mathews, R, Patterson, Y & Stanley, F 2010, 'Monitoring child abuse and neglect at a population level: patterns of hospital admissions for maltreatment and assault', Child Abuse and Neglect, vol. 34, no. 11, pp. 823-832. 31 28
2010	O'Donnell, M, Nassar, N, Leonard, HM, Mathews, RP, Patterson, YG & Stanley, FJ 2010, 'The use of cross-jurisdictional population data to investigate health indicators of child maltreatment', Medical Journal of Australia, vol. 193, no. 3, pp. 142-145. 6 6
2009	O'Donnell, M, Nassar, N, Leonard, H, Hagan, R, Mathews, R, Patterson, Y & Stanley, F 2009, 'Increasing prevalence of neonatal withdrawal syndrome: population study of maternal factors and child protection involvement', Pediatrics, vol. 123, no. 4, pp. E614-E621. 94 87
2009	O'Donnell, M, Scott, D & Stanley, F 2009, 'Authors' response to letter regarding a public health approach to child abuse and neglect', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, vol. 33, no. 2, pp. 195-196.
2008	O'Donnell, M, Scott, DA & Stanley, F 2008, 'Child abuse and neglect: is it time for a public health approach?', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, vol. 32, no. 4, pp. 325-330. Open access 76 72

Reports

Year	Output
2022	Herbert, J, Paton, A, Bromfield, L & O'Donnell, M 2022, Parkerville therapeutic treatment model client outcome review, Pursuit of Excellence In Responding to Child Abuse and Neglect In Western Australia, Australia.
2022	Orr, C, Sims, S, Fisher, C, ODonnell, M, Preen, D, Glauert, R, Milroy, H & Garwood, S 2022, Investigating the mental health of children exposed to domestic and family violence through the use of linked police and health records., Australia’s National Research Organisation for Women’s Safety, Australia. Open access
2018	Lima, F, Maclean, MJ & O'Donnell, M 2018, Exploring outcomes for young people who have experienced out-of-home care, Telethon Kids Institute, Australia. Open access
2018	O'Donnell, M 2018, WA Youth Health Policy 2018-2023 companion resource: understanding young people in Western Australia, WA Department of Health, Australia. Open access
2010	O'Donnell, M 2010, World perspectives in child abuse population level cross-jurisdictional data: broadening the monitoring and surveillance of child abuse and neglect, International Society for the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect, US.

External engagement & recognition

Collaborations

External engagement & recognition

Collaborations

Organisation	Country
American Humane Association	UNITED STATES
Anglicare WA	AUSTRALIA
Australian Catholic University	AUSTRALIA
Australian National University	AUSTRALIA
Barwon Health	AUSTRALIA
Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto, Ontario	CANADA
Centre for Cerebral Palsy	AUSTRALIA
Curtin University	AUSTRALIA
Department for Education	UNITED KINGDOM
East Metropolitan Health Service	AUSTRALIA
Edith Cowan University	AUSTRALIA
Flinders University	AUSTRALIA
Government of Western Australia	AUSTRALIA
Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research	AUSTRALIA
Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences	CANADA
Karlstad University	SWEDEN
La Trobe University	AUSTRALIA
Lancaster University	UNITED KINGDOM
Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust	UNITED KINGDOM
Lowitja Institute	AUSTRALIA
Monash University	AUSTRALIA
Murdoch University	AUSTRALIA
niversity of Notre Dame	UNITED STATES
Northumbria University	UNITED KINGDOM
Norwegian Institute of Public Health	NORWAY
NTNU Social Research	NORWAY
Ontario Tech University	CANADA
Oregon State University	UNITED STATES
Relationships Australia	AUSTRALIA
Royal Perth Hospital	AUSTRALIA
SA Department for Child Protection	AUSTRALIA
South Australian Department for Child Protection	AUSTRALIA
Telethon Kids Institute	AUSTRALIA
The University of Notre Dame Australia	AUSTRALIA
UCL Institute of Child Health	UNITED KINGDOM
University College London	UNITED KINGDOM
University of Canberra	AUSTRALIA
University of Derby	UNITED KINGDOM
University of Gothenburg	SWEDEN
University of Manitoba	CANADA
University of Melbourne	AUSTRALIA
University of New South Wales	AUSTRALIA
University of Northumbria	UNITED KINGDOM
University of Otago	NEW ZEALAND
University of South Australia	AUSTRALIA
University of Sydney	AUSTRALIA
University of Technology Sydney	AUSTRALIA
University of Warwick	UNITED KINGDOM
University of Western Australia	AUSTRALIA
WA Department of Health	AUSTRALIA

External engagement & recognition

Engagement/recognition	Year
Merit Award Department of Health, Western Australia	2019
Western Australian Premiers Award for Early Career Scientist of the Year Government of Western Australia	2018

Teaching & student supervision

Research degree supervision

Supervisions from 2010 shown

Thesis title	Student status
46- Families with multiple and complex needs: refocusing on early intervention	Current
Aboriginal Parenting: Challenging misconceptions and strengthening practice	Current
Improving the Process and Long-Term Outcomes of Reunification for Families. Exploring the Barriers and Facilitators for Successful and Safe Reunification.	Current

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Professor Melissa O'Donnell

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Western Australian Premiers Award for Early Career Scientist of the Year

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