International research is suggesting that child and adolescent sleep problems are prevalent. Our own research indicates that sleep problems (including child and adolescent insomnia) occur in up to 50% of South Australian children and adolescents at some stage of their development.

After recognising the lack of services in South Australia available for child and adolescent sleep problems, the Child & Adolescent Sleep Clinic opened in the School of Psychology at Flinders University in April 2006.

By the end of 2010, the Clinic has assessed over 200 children and adolescents with sleep disorders (e.g., insomnia, circadian rhythm disorders) from metropolitan Adelaide, rural South Australia, New South Wales, Queensland and Victoria. So far we estimate that our treatment has been successful for 85% of families - with families tracked 6 months after successful treatment still maintaining a healthy sleep pattern.

The Clinic offers evidence-based treatments for school-aged children having trouble sleeping, and continues to pioneer new treatments in order to discover which treatments are the best for which children. As such, we are continually striving to increase our success rate.

The Clinic has featured on the ABC’s 4 Corners, Channel 7 and 10 News, Channel 9's A Current Affair,and the Weekend Australian Magazine, and has provided consultancies and professional development to independent clinical psychologists, social workers and nurses in Australia and abroad – making the Child & Adolescent Sleep Clinic the place for treatment of child and adolescent insomnia in South Australia.