Study finds clown doctors bring joy to adolescents in psychiatric care
A study on the impact of a clown doctor program in an adolescent inpatient psychiatric setting has found that adolescents reported heightened levels of fun, mood and emotion following the clown doctor sessions. The research conducted at the Stepping Stones Adolescent Inpatient Psychiatric Unit at Monash Children’s Hospital highlights the potential benefits of incorporating humour and play into psychiatric care.
A special Easter visitor at Monash Children’s Hospital
Join us for the Monash Children’s Hospital Shine Gala
Monash Children’s Walk 2025
Register today for the 2025 Monash Children’s Hospital Walk
Monash Health in the media: joy as now cancer-free 5-year-old rings bell
For 5-year-old Ada, ringing the bell to declare she is now cancer free was a joyful moment hard-won.
In 2023, Ada was diagnosed with high-risk stage 4 neuroblastoma.
Group play helping young children going through cancer treatment
Make some noise for the team at Monash Children’s Hospital Cancer Centre bringing music, fun, and laughter to young patients undergoing treatment.
Reef Rhythms – a weekly session of music, stories, and interactive activities for children aged 3 to 6 years old, their siblings and carers – has been running in the centre since September.
VCE success for Monash Children’s Hospital patient
2024 has been a massive year for Monash Children’s Hospital patient, Carl.
Diagnosed with a rare white blood cell disorder three years ago, he has had to juggle medical appointments with Year 12 study.
Monash Health in the media: New parents celebrate daughter’s life-saving surgery
This December, parents Oleksii and Iryna are celebrating their baby girl Jolie’s first birthday and one year since her life-saving surgery at Monash Health. As reported by SBS World News, at only 20 weeks’ gestation, during a routine prenatal ultrasound, doctors discovered a large mass growing on Jolie’s tailbone, which continued to grow at a rapid […]