Kids In Pain

28/07/2026

Help us make pain count! Sign the petition: https://www.change.org/p/make-pain-count

For Kevin, living with chronic pain has often meant keeping it to himself.

His story is a reminder that many people carry pain quietly, without others realising what they are going through.

Help us make pain count! Sign the petition today: painliveshere.org.au

27/07/2026

1 in 5 kids in Australia live with chronic pain — but their struggles are often invisible.

This Kids in Pain Week (22-28 September) we're amplifying the voices of young people and parents & carers living with pain, highlighting the hidden challenges of sleep, school, sport, delayed diagnosis, and the toll on families and the economy. Their stories reveal the reality behind the statistics:

- 84% of kids with pain have poor sleep
- 83% miss school, with 57% falling behind academically
- 85% can’t participate in sport
- 64% wait more than 3 years for a diagnosis
- 73% are neurodivergent, complicating treatment and care
- Parents often carry the burden — 46% adjust their work hours, and 19% resign from jobs

It's time to break the silence on kids in pain.

👉 Learn more and support: https://chronicpainaustralia.org.au/kids-in-pain/
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27/07/2026

💜 For kids living with chronic pain, it affects every part of daily life.

School. Sleep. Sport. Friendships. Family.
The struggles are real, but often invisible.

📊 Swipe through to see the reality behind the statistics — and why we need to break the silence on kids in pain.

👉 Learn more and read the full 2025 National Kids in Pain Report: https://chronicpainaustralia.org.au/kids-in-pain/
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27/07/2026

We are beyond proud to shout out our incredible Kids in Pain Ambassador, Cooper 💫

Cooper is featured in a new BTN story about how kids deal with chronic pain, and his voice is exactly why we do what we do. He shares how invisible pain is often dismissed — and how vital it is to be heard, believed, and supported.

His courageous message helps shine a light on what many young people live with every day:

“Everyone just sees it as something that happens to older people, and it’s dismissed a lot. If a kid was to go into the hospital and say, ‘Hey, I’m in pain,’ it needs to be looked at as opposed to dismissed … people need to be heard.”

Thank you, Cooper, for your passion, honesty, and strength. You are helping to change the conversation around chronic pain in kids. ❤

📺 Watch the full BTN story here: https://www.abc.net.au/btn/high/how-do-kids-manage-chronic-pain/105892178

Kids experiencing chronic pain often feel like their pain is brushed off by adults as ‘part of growing up’.

27/07/2026

🔬 LATEST RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES FOR KIDS IN PAIN 🔬

The ACORN Pain Study is a national research study aimed at improving care for Australian children and young people living with chronic pain and would appreciate support in advertising the study.

The findings will directly inform future research directions and help improve care across Australia.

The study seeks to identify research priorities by inviting input from:
💜 Children and young people aged 6–24 years with chronic pain
💜 Parents and carers
💜 Clinicians who support paediatric chronic pain

Participation involves a brief online survey taking approximately 2–3 minutes.

Take the survey: http://bit.ly/4pQY8ZS

This study has ethics approval from Perth Children’s Hospital
(Research Governance Service approval number: RGS0000003678).

27/07/2026

Last month at Parliament House, we launched the National Pain Alliance to address Australia’s mammoth pain gap.

Chronic pain is often invisible, not just in daily life but in the data that shapes policy and funding decisions. That’s where your voice matters.

The 2026 National Pain Survey & Kids in Pain Survey is now open, and every response helps us build the evidence needed to drive real change for better recognition, better funding, and better access to care.

Pain takes a nation, and the nation needs your support.

Take the survey today and help us make pain a National Health Priority: https://chronicpainaustralia.org.au/takethesurvey/

27/07/2026

As the end of financial year approaches, your donation can help create real change for the 3.6 million Australians living with chronic pain.

At Chronic Pain Australia, we advocate, educate and provide vital support for people who are too often left to manage their pain in silence.

Your tax-deductible donation before June 30 will help us continue to:

✅ Provide vital services such as Painlink and peer-led Pain Support Groups
✅ Advocate for better access to pain management and healthcare
✅ Raise awareness and reduce stigma across communities and workplaces
✅ Help make chronic pain a national priority

Every dollar helps us support, connect and amplify the voices of people living with chronic pain across Australia.

Please donate before June 30 and help drive national change.

Donate now: https://chronicpainaustralia.org.au/donate/

27/07/2026

Pain lives here. But it takes a nation to make it visible.

This National Pain Week 2026, Chronic Pain Australia is calling for chronic pain to be counted.

For the 5.4 million Australians living with chronic pain, pain is not just a symptom. It is a chronic condition that can shape work, family, relationships, mental health, finances, identity and access to care.

But pain is not the whole story. Hope lives here too.

Watch the campaign film, share it, and add your voice.

24/04/2026

Pain takes a nation, and it starts with your voice.

Chronic Pain Australia has launched two important surveys to better understand the realities of living with pain in Australia:

💚 National Pain Survey → For adults living with chronic pain
💜 Kids in Pain Survey → For young adults, families and carers of children living with chronic pain

Your experience can help make pain a national health priority.

Take the survey today: https://chronicpainaustralia.org.au/takethesurvey/

25/09/2025