{"id":4945,"date":"2024-10-15T10:54:02","date_gmt":"2024-10-15T00:54:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.rch.org.au\/cah\/?p=4945"},"modified":"2025-03-05T13:37:05","modified_gmt":"2025-03-05T03:37:05","slug":"the-child-to-adult-transition-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.rch.org.au\/cah\/2024\/10\/15\/the-child-to-adult-transition-update\/","title":{"rendered":"The Child to Adult Transition Study (CATS) Update"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4339 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.rch.org.au\/cah\/files\/2023\/06\/CATS-Image-2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1379\" height=\"479\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.rch.org.au\/cah\/files\/2023\/06\/CATS-Image-2.png 1379w, https:\/\/blogs.rch.org.au\/cah\/files\/2023\/06\/CATS-Image-2-400x139.png 400w, https:\/\/blogs.rch.org.au\/cah\/files\/2023\/06\/CATS-Image-2-600x208.png 600w, https:\/\/blogs.rch.org.au\/cah\/files\/2023\/06\/CATS-Image-2-768x267.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1379px) 100vw, 1379px\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>CATS is a unique longitudinal study following over 1200 children as they transition through adolescence and into adulthood. The study began in 2012 when the children were in Grade 3 (8-9 years old) and attending primary schools in metropolitan Melbourne. Check out our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/cats.mcri.edu.au\/publications\/\">Publications page<\/a>\u00a0to find out what our research team has learnt over the last 12 years of this study.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Successes for CATS in 2023<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The focus of the most recently completed wave of data collection in 2023 was on re-engaging participants who had not completed the survey over several years, as well as tracing those we had not been able to contact in the past two years. The end of this wave saw the highest survey completion rate in 5 years, with 71% of the original cohort engaging with the 25-minute survey! We hope to continue these re-engagement efforts in this year\u2019s data collection period, and also to thank all our participants for their ongoing support of CATS.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What\u2019s CATS doing in 2024?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In 2024 we\u2019re catching up with all our participants again, who are now 20-21 years old, as they are settling into the early stages of their careers, travels, or higher education. We launched the 13<sup>th<\/sup> wave of CATS in early July after sending out our newsletter that thanked all our participants for their engagement and highlighted some of the important publications as a result.<\/p>\n<p>Our annual survey asks about participants physical and mental health, living circumstances, studies or work, and how they are managing the many transitions occurring as they enter their early years of adulthood. We aim to improve our understanding of the numerous factors that influence young peoples\u2019 health and emotional wellbeing as they develop from being adolescents to young adults.<\/p>\n<p>Visit the CATS website for additional information:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/cats.mcri.edu.au\/\">https:\/\/cats.mcri.edu.au<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CATS is a unique longitudinal study following over 1200 children as they transition through adolescence and into adulthood. 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