| Study name |
Christchurch Health and Development Study |
| Study abbreviation |
CHDS |
| Current principal investigator/s |
Prof John Horwood, A/Prof Joseph Boden, Prof Roger Mulder, Prof Martin Kennedy, A/Prof Te Maire Tau |
| Current project manager |
Prof John Horwood |
| Cohort representative (study contact) |
Prof John Horwood |
| Postal address |
Department of Psychological Medicine, University Of Otago, Christchurch, PO Box 4345, Christchurch 8140, New Zealand |
| Phone |
+64 3 372 6706 |
| Email |
CHDS.UOC@otago.ac.nz |
| Primary Institution |
University Of Otago, Christchurch |
| Collaborating Institution/s |
Universities: Bristol (UK), Canterbury (NZ), Cardiff (UK), Curtin (AU), New South Wales (AU), North Carolina (USA), Otago (NZ), Queensland (AU), St Louis (USA), Sussex (UK). Royal Children’s Hospital Melbourne, Australian Institute of Family Studies. |
| Major funding sources |
Health Research Council (NZ) |
| Study website |
http://www.otago.ac.nz/christchurch/research/healthdevelopment/ |
| Key reference |
Fergusson OM, Horwood LJ. The Christchurch Health and Development Study. In P. Joyce, G. Nicholls, K. Thomas & T. Wilkinson (Eds.), The Christchurch Experience: 40 Years of Research and Teaching. Christchurch: University of Otago, 2013; 79-87. |
| Are data available outside study team? |
Data sharing subject to approval of Study Director. |
| Study focus |
Psychosocial development, mental health, epidemiology, life course development |
| Sampling frame |
Birth cohort |
| Year commenced |
1977 |
| Commencement sample |
1265 |
| Intergenerational? |
No |
| Imaging |
No |
| Linkage |
NZ Ministry of Health, Ministry of Justice databases |
| Biosamples? |
DNA |
| Ethics approvals or requirements? |
All research subject to ethical approval from relevant Health and Disability Ethics Committee (HDEC) |
