By Professor Raghu Lingam

Journal articles

Lingam R; Hiscock H; Khano S; Murphy JB; Wheeler K; Tuttle A; Forrester B; Preddy J; McMillan F; Bullock S; Hodgins M; Crespo C; Hu N; Forrester M; Tickell D; Hibbert P; Brydon M; Dalziel K; Pierce K; Sawrikar V; Chondros P; Sanci L, 2026, 'Strengthening Care for Rural Children (SC4RC): study protocol for a stepped-wedge translational trial of an integrated general practitioner–paediatrician model of primary care in regional Victoria and New South Wales', Trials, 27, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13063-025-09307-6

Balogun-Katung A; Artis B; Alderson H; Brown E; Kaner E; Rankin J; Lingam R; McGovern R, 2026, 'The mental health of children and young people in contact with child welfare services: A qualitative exploration of the risk and protective factors in children who have experienced adversity', Child Protection and Practice, 10, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chipro.2026.100332

Hutchinson K; de Groot A; Smithers-Sheedy H; Lingam R; Zurynski Y, 2026, 'Trust is essential: implementing paediatric care coordination in rural Australia.', Implement Sci Commun, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s43058-026-01028-4

Bowditch L; Molloy CJ; King B; Abedi M; Jackson S; Bierbaum M; Yu Y; Raggett L; Salmon P; Lingam R; Middleton S; Braithwaite J; Westbrook J; Clay-Williams R; Hibbert PD, 2026, 'Assessing the quality of patient safety incident investigation reports', International Journal for Quality in Health Care, 38, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/intqhc/mzag077

Bowditch L; Molloy C; King B; Abedi M; Jackson S; Bierbaum M; Yu Y; Raggett L; Salmon P; Braithwaite J; Westbrook JI; Clay-Williams R; Lingam R; Middleton S; Magrabi F; Mumford V; Hibbert P, 2026, 'Do patient safety incident investigations align with systems thinking? An analysis of contributing factors and recommendations', BMJ Quality and Safety, 35, pp. 443 - 455, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjqs-2025-019063

Sawrikar V; Leung S; Hodgins M; McHugh C; Ardill-Young O; Eapen V; Lingam R; Curtis J, 2026, 'From Silos to Synergy: Insights From Health Professionals on Integrating Youth Mental Health Care', Early Intervention in Psychiatry, 20, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/eip.70213

Arefadib N; Stewart B; Crespo-Gonzalez C; Coghill D; Hunt RW; Lingam RP; Mulraney M, 2026, 'Umbrella Review and Meta-Analysis: Screening Tools for the Identification of Developmental Delay in Early Childhood', Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 65, pp. 886 - 901, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jaac.2025.09.011

Khan JR; Hu N; Lingam R, 2026, 'Expanding the predictive horizon in developmental coordination disorder screening: Promise and gaps', Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology, 68, pp. 740, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/dmcn.70035

He W-Q; Dey C; Li C; Hu N; Perkes I; Kan H; Lingam R; Sara G; Jay O; Nassar N, 2026, 'Heat Exposure and Hospital Admissions for Mental Health Disorders in a Changing Climate.', J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jaac.2026.05.001

Honisett S; Williams I; Ding J; Woolfenden S; Minton L; Lingam R; Hackworth N; Eapen V; Eastwood J; Goldfeld S, 2026, 'How Do Families Experiencing Adversity Seek Information and Services to Support Their Child's Mental Health? A Qualitative Study', Health Promotion Journal of Australia, 37, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/hpja.70151

Zurynski Y; Hutchinson K; de Groot A; Smithers-Sheedy H; Lingam R, 2026, 'Care coordination for children living with medical complexity in rural Australia: Avoiding burn-out and supporting workforce resilience ', International Journal of Integrated Care, 26, pp. 070 - 070, http://dx.doi.org/10.5334/ijic.icic25070

Hutchinson K; de Groot A; Lingam R; Smithers-Sheedy H; Murphy J; Zurynski Y, 2026, 'Trust Matters: Insights from the implementation of RuralKidsGPS paediatric care coordination service, New South Wales, Australia', International Journal of Integrated Care, 26, pp. 412 - 412, http://dx.doi.org/10.5334/ijic.icic25412

Ostojic K; Chiu S; Takchi S; Burnett H; Scott T; Waugh MC; Berg A; Hodgins M; Killedar A; Khan J; Henry G; Reedman S; Mimmo L; Karem I; Shiva S; Azmatullah S; Calderan J; Mohamed M; Olaso A; van Hoek D; van Hoek M; Wilkinson A; Woodbury M; Strnadová I; Masi A; Chambers G; Zwi K; Eapen V; Elliott E; Sherwood J; Dale R; Martin T; Sheedy HS; McIntyre S; Lingam R; Paget S; Woolfenden S, 2026, 'EPIC-ND: a multi-site, randomised controlled trial evaluating the effectiveness of social prescribing for the unmet social needs of children with a neurodisability and their parent/carers – a study protocol', BMJ Paediatrics Open, 10, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjpo-2025-003847

Bullock S; Lingam R; Wheeler K; Meyers Morris T; Miller C; Adams L; Peacock K; Christie A; Hodgins M; Hiscock H; Sanci L; Taylor N; Crespo-Gonzalez C, 2026, 'A Virtual Integrated General Practitioner–Pediatrician Model of Care Implemented in Metropolitan and Rural Primary Care Settings: Qualitative Analysis of Clinician Perspectives on the SUSTAIN Model of Care', Journal of Medical Internet Research, 28, http://dx.doi.org/10.2196/86707

John JR; Robinson H; Lambiase S; Nicholls S; Diez M; Barr KR; Ostojic K; Doyle AK; Kliendienst L; Foster M; Syron L; Carson T; Kohlhoff J; Dadich A; Brennan C; Katsamangos B; Kemp L; Finlay-Jones A; O’Loughlin G; Boydell K; Raman S; Deen N; Lawson K; Schmied V; Katz I; Page A; Grace R; Kanaan AM; Young R; Brandtman E; Bratel L; Hodgins M; Lingam R; Lam-Cassettari C; Goldfeld S; Walker AK; Lin PI; Morton S; Silva D; Downs J; Woolfenden S; Eapen V, 2026, 'Codesign and knowledge translation of the Strength-based, Tiered, Accessible Resources and Supports (STARS) for Kids study to identify and support child development, parental mentalwell-being and family psychosocial needs: a mixed-methods research protocol', BMJ Paediatrics Open, 10, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjpo-2025-004031

John JR; Winata T; Wang S; Smead M; Wu WT; Kohlhoff J; Schmied V; Jalaludin B; Lawson K; Liaw ST; Lingam R; Page A; Lam-Cassettari C; Boydell K; Lin PI; Katz I; Dadich A; Raman S; Grace R; Doyle AK; McClean T; Mento BD; Preddy J; Woolfenden S; Eapen V, 2026, 'Identifying subgroups with differential levels of service response to a digital screening and service navigation program for unmet social care needs', Plos One, 21, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0332790

Hiscock H; Moore C; Khano S; Sanci LA; Dalziel KM; Freed G; Boyle DIR; Meyers Morris T; Liaw ST; Le J; Zurynski YA; Woolfenden S; Lingam R, 2026, 'Strengthening Care for Children (SC4C), an Integrated Paediatrician–General Practitioner Model for Reducing Hospital Referral Rates: A Stepped-Wedge Cluster Randomised Controlled Trial', Medical Journal of Australia, 224, http://dx.doi.org/10.5694/mja2.70115

de Groot A; Mackle R; Gray M; Chan M; Hodgins M; Hu N; Angell B; Campbell N; Owens L; Fletcher J; McCrossin T; Piper S; Du H; Haggie S; Doyle AK; Woolfenden S; Gould B; Ward F; Jaffe A; Homaira N; Lingam R; Crespo-Gonzalez C, 2026, 'Understanding how personalized pediatric asthma information and support addresses rural families’ unmet needs', Journal of Rural Health, 42, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jrh.70125

Rana R; Zwi K; Khan JR; Wallace S; Lingam R; Cutler H, 2026, 'Variation in public hospital costs for children and young patients from priority populations: An Australian health service economic analysis', Plos One, 21, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0340780

Morris TM; Hiscock H; Wheeler K; Miller C; Hu N; Shire SH; Crespo-Gonzalez C; Bullock S; Taylor N; Boyle D; Sanci L; Lawson K; Adams L; Peacock K; Hodgins M; Christie A; Lingam R, 2026, 'Strengthening Care for Children Using a Virtual Integrated General Practitioner-Pediatrician Model of Primary Care (SUSTAIN): Protocol for a Stepped Wedge Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial', JMIR RESEARCH PROTOCOLS, 15, http://dx.doi.org/10.2196/69728

Pierce K; Murphy JB; Robertson EG; Khan JR; Bullock S; O’Loughlin CB; Loden M; McIntosh R; Beavis E; Roberts N; Palmer EE; Lingam R, 2025, '“Just realising that I wasn’t alone… was profound”: a mixed-methods evaluation of a pilot peer-to-peer wellbeing program for carers of children with rare epilepsies', Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases, 20, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13023-025-04036-0

Nobilo A; Wallace S; Kearns A; Majidi S; Van Beek A; Tissue A; Shipley K; Khan JR; Lingam R; Zwi K; Hodgins M, 2025, 'Balancing personal and social identities for the care of priority populations in a paediatric hospital setting: a qualitative study', BMC Health Services Research, 25, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12913-025-13466-2

Nobilo A; McLoone J; White M; Smithers-Sheedy H; Anderson J; Lingam R; Bailey C; Wakefield CE; Hancock JE; Hodgins M; Woolfenden S; Steinbeck K; Pierce K; Moore C; Lain S; Ho J; Glasson N; Gialamas A; Culnane E; Cazzolli R, 2025, 'Co-design of an intervention to enhance healthcare transition for adolescents and young adults with chronic medical conditions', Npj Health Systems, 2, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s44401-025-00041-4

Hodgins M; Sohn J; Crespo-Gonzalez C; Morris T; Zurynski Y; Khano S; Sanci L; Liaw T; Freed G; Goodger B; Hiscock H; Lingam R, 2025, 'Reterritorialising paediatric care in general practice clinics through a GP-paediatrician integrated care model', Ssm Qualitative Research in Health, 8, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ssmqr.2025.100595

Hu N; Gelaw YA; Katz I; Fernandez E; Falster K; Hanly M; Newton BJ; Stephensen J; Hotton P; Zwi K; Lingam R, 2025, 'Corrigendum to “Developmental trajectories of socio-emotional outcomes of children and young people in out-of-home care – Insights from data of Pathways of Care Longitudinal Study (POCLS)” [Child Abuse & Neglect Volume 149, 2024, 149:106196] (Child Abuse & Neglect (2024) 149, (S0145213423001771), (10.1016/j.chiabu.2023.106196))', Child Abuse and Neglect, 169, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chiabu.2025.107661

Mackle R; Crespo-Gonzalez C; Gray M; Chan M; Hodgins M; Hu N; Angell B; Campbell N; Owens L; Fletcher J; McCrossin T; Piper S; Du H; Haggie S; Doyle AK; Woolfenden S; Gould B; Ward F; Lingam R; Homaira N; Jaffé A, 2025, 'Implementing enhanced paediatric asthma care in rural Australia: Qualitative insights from healthcare professionals', Respiratory Medicine, 249, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rmed.2025.108444

Sawrikar V; Hodgins M; Leung S; Ardill-Young O; Curtis J; Lingam R, 2025, 'Evaluating youth mental health service integration in Australia using the Youth Integration Project framework', BMJ Open Quality, 14, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjoq-2024-003280

Fisher L; Stirling M; Jones R; Pierce K; Lingam R; Marshall GM; Hiscock H; Dalziel K, 2025, 'Establishing Research Priorities for Children Living With Chronic Health Conditions: A Value-Weighting Study by Australian Caregivers', Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, 61, pp. 1646 - 1654, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jpc.70128

Wolfe I; Pickard L; Cecil E; Wyllie E; Tydeman F; Clarke D; Macaulay C; Lamb S; Lingam R, 2025, 'Improving Child Health and Equity With Health System Strengthening: Case Review of UK CHILDS', Pediatrics, 156, http://dx.doi.org/10.1542/peds.2025-070739F

Ostojic K; Hu N; Hodgins M; Lawson KD; Jubelin M; Rogers HJ; Hopwood N; Henry A; Kaplan C; Kohlhoff J; Baird K; Dadich A; Szanto T; Lingam R; Raman S; Eapen V; Rimes T; Woolfenden S; Adams J; Arora A; Aspery W; De Vroome M; Edwards K; Gale M; Grace R; Green M; Goodger B; Harris-Roxas B; Hayen A; Hua M; Jagers D; Johns A; Lawson K; Lyle K; Matha D; O’Loughlin G; Rodgers K; Rogers H; Schmied V; Son J; Sorenson K; Southcombe F; Webster A; Woodland L; Zwi K, 2025, 'Integrated Health–Social Hubs for Migrant Women and Infants', Pediatrics, 156, pp. S6 - S18, http://dx.doi.org/10.1542/peds.2025-070739A

Satherley RM; Newham J; Cecil E; Forman J; Kelly C; Wolfe I; Lingam R, 2025, 'Implementation of the children and young people's health partnership model of paediatric integrated care: A mixed-methods process evaluation', Archives of Disease in Childhood, 110, pp. 603 - 611, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/archdischild-2024-327664

Falster K; Pilkington RM; Ahmed T; Montgomerie A; Hanly M; Newton BJ; Brownell M; Edwards B; Lingam R; Shakeshaft A; Cretikos M; Stewart J; Hawkins K; McClean K; Lynch JW, 2025, 'Re-envisaging child protection contacts as an early prevention opportunity to support child development and well-being: An Australian data linkage study', Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 79, pp. 522 - 530, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/jech-2024-223006

Zwi K; Khan JR; Wallace S; van Beek A; Kearns A; Keogh C; Lee A; Rana R; Majidi S; Hu N; Lingam R, 2025, 'Assessing Inequities in Hospital Outcomes for Australian Children From Underserved Populations', Hospital Pediatrics, 15, pp. 423 - 432, http://dx.doi.org/10.1542/hpeds.2024-007902

Karlov L; Masi A; Diaz AM; Khan F; Winata T; Gilbert M; Nair R; Dissanayake C; Barbaro J; Eapen V; Woolfenden S; Williams K; Unwin K; Tam CWM; Ong N; Lingam R; Liaw ST; Kohlhoff J; Jalaludin B; Hasan I; Eastwood J; Descallar J; Abdullahi I, 2025, 'A Preliminary Trial of an Early Surveillance Program for Autism and Developmental Delays within General Practices', Journal of Developmental and Physical Disabilities, 37, pp. 279 - 289, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10882-024-09952-w

Singh R; Leung S; Sawrikar V; McHugh C; Hu N; Ardill-Young O; Lingam R; Eapen V; Hodgins M; Curtis J, 2025, 'Increasing Youth Peer Workers' Impact Through Integration: Peer Worker Perspectives on Best Practice in Youth Mental Health', Health Expectations, 28, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/hex.70223

Miller C; Smithers-Sheedy H; Hu N; Schmidt D; Christie A; Morris T; Sanci L; Lingam R, 2025, 'Reducing Health Inequity for Children and Young People in Rural Australia: Are Digital Interventions a Panacea? A Rural Generalist's Commentary', Australian Journal of Rural Health, 33, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ajr.70015

Zwi K; Majidi S; Khan JR; Van Beek A; Kearns A; Rana R; Nobilo A; Vernon B; Hodgins M; Wallace S; Hu N; Lingam R, 2025, 'Providing Enhanced Access to Child Health Services (PEACH) at Sydney Children's Hospital Network: A study protocol', BMJ Open, 15, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2024-086107

Werner-Seidler A; Mackinnon A; Batterham PJ; Calear AL; Larsen ME; Torok M; O'dea B; Maston K; Huckvale K; Fujimoto H; Johnston L; Brown L; Batholomew A; Bal D; Beames JR; Skinner SR; Boydell KM; Schweizer S; Lingam R; Perry Y; Hudson JL; Oei JL; Steinbeck K; Teesson M; Venkatesh S; Christensen H, 2025, 'Future Proofing Study: A cluster randomised controlled trial evaluating the effectiveness of a universal school-based cognitive-behavioural programme for adolescent depression', BMJ Mental Health, 28, pp. e301426, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjment-2024-301426

Ostojic K; Karem I; Dee-Price BJ; Paget SP; Berg A; Burnett H; Scott TR; Strnadová I; Woolfenden SR; Azmatullah S; Cadiri M; Calderan J; Chambers G; Dale R; Rojas DD; Eapen V; Henry G; Lingam R; Martin T; Masi A; McIntyre S; Mimmo L; Mohamed M; Olaso A; Scarcella M; Scott T; Shiva S; Smithers-Sheedy H; Stojanovic V; Strnadová I; van Hoek D; van Hoek M; Vasquez J; Wallace S; Wilkinson A; Woodbury M; Zacharko J; Zwi K, 2025, 'Development of a new social prescribing intervention for families of children with cerebral palsy', Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology, 67, pp. 223 - 234, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/dmcn.16039

Khan JR; John JR; Middleton PM; Huang Y; Lin PI; Hu N; Jalaludin B; Chay P; Lingam R; Eapen V, 2025, 'Factors associated with extended length of stay for paediatric mental health presentations to EDs in South Western Sydney, Australia', EMA Emergency Medicine Australasia, 37, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1742-6723.70003

John JR; Khan JR; Middleton PM; Huang Y; Lin PI; Hu N; Jalaludin B; Chay P; Lingam R; Eapen V, 2025, 'Mental health help-seeking behaviours among children and young people from culturally and linguistically diverse communities in a multicultural urban Australian population', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 59, pp. 171 - 179, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/00048674241310702

Yeoh A; Ostojic K; Berg A; Garg A; Mcintyre S; Scott T; Eapen V; Woolfenden S; Paget S; Azmatullah S; Burnett H; Cadiri M; Calderan J; Chambers G; Dale R; Dee-Price BJ; Rojas DD; Henry G; Karem I; Lingam R; Martin T; Masi A; Mimmo L; Mohamed M; Olaso A; Scarcella M; Scott T; Shiva S; Smithers-Sheedy H; Stojanovic V; Strnadová I; van Hoek D; van Hoek M; Vasquez J; Wilkinson A; Woodbury M; Zacharko J; Zwi K, 2025, 'Sociodemographic and clinical indicators of children and young people with cerebral palsy and reported unmet social needs', Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology, 67, pp. 245 - 253, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/dmcn.16041

Ostojic K; Karem I; Paget S; Mimmo L; Berg A; Scott T; Burnett H; McIntyre S; Smithers-Sheedy H; Azmatullah S; Calderan J; Mohamed M; Olaso A; van Hoek D; van Hoek M; Woodbury M; Wilkinson A; Henry G; Shiva S; Zwi K; Lingam R; Dale R; Eapen V; Dee-Price BJ; Strnadová I; Woolfenden S, 2025, 'A qualitative study investigating the experiences of unmet social needs for children with cerebral palsy and their families: perspectives of parents and clinicians', Disability and Rehabilitation, 47, pp. 2278 - 2287, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09638288.2024.2391557

He WQ; Pereira G; Hu N; Lingam R; Hunt L; Gordon A; Jay O; Nassar N, 2025, 'Extreme Heat Stress and Unplanned Hospital Admissions', Pediatrics, 155, http://dx.doi.org/10.1542/peds.2024-068183

Morris T; Sanci L; Rudkin A; Moore C; Dalziel K; Liaw T; Goodger B; Freed G; Wheeler K; Germano S; Le J; Khano S; Hodgins M; Hiscock H; Lingam R, 2025, 'Intervention overuse in paediatric care in Australian metropolitan general practice', Australian Journal of General Practice, 54, pp. 378 - 386, http://dx.doi.org/10.31128/AJGP-09-24-7399

Hiscock H; Khano S; Sanci L; Moore C; Dalziel K; Freed G; Boyle D; Le J; Meyers T; Liaw ST; Lingam R, 2025, 'Paediatric care in general practice: Case mix, referral patterns and healthcare costs', Australian Journal of General Practice, 54, pp. 347 - 355, http://dx.doi.org/10.31128/AJGP-04-24-7227

Honisett S; Lingam R; Eapen V; Oldenburg B; Hackworth N; Hiscock H; Charalambous G; Minton L; Pringle G; Woolfende S; Dalziel K; Eastwood J; Goldfeld S, 2025, 'A Novel Digital Platform to Support Child and Family Mental Health in Australia (Child and Family eHub): Protocol for a Mixed Methods Evaluation', JMIR RESEARCH PROTOCOLS, 14, http://dx.doi.org/10.2196/72548

Hiscock H; Khano S; Sanci L; Moore C; Dalzeil K; Freed G; Boyle D; Le J; Morris TM; Germano S; Wheeler K; Liaw S-T; Lingam R, 2025, 'Impact of an integrated general practitioner(GP)- paediatrician model on GP hospital referrals and GP paediatric care: a stepped wedge trial', INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF INTEGRATED CARE, 25, http://dx.doi.org/10.5334/ijic.ICIC24108

John JR; Khan JR; Middleton PM; Huang Y; Lin DPI; Hu N; Jalaludin B; Chay P; Lingam R; Eapen V, 2024, 'Self-harm-related mental health presentations to emergency departments by children and young people from culturally and linguistically diverse groups in South Western Sydney', Bjpsych Open, 10, http://dx.doi.org/10.1192/bjo.2024.763

McGovern R; Balogun-Katung A; Artis B; Alderson H; Brown E; Diggle T; Lingam R; McArdle P; Rankin J; Thomason P; Kaner E, 2024, 'Co-producing an intervention to prevent mental health problems in children and young people in contact with child welfare services', BMC Public Health, 24, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12889-024-19770-6

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