Kids In Pain

15/09/2026

What does the state of pain in Australia look like - and what must change?

Watch the official National Pain Week 2026 Launch and State of Pain Panel Discussion, bringing together leading voices across lived experience, clinical care, pain education, paediatric pain, research and advocacy.

▶️ Watch the full event playback now: https://chronicpainaustralia.org.au/painliveshere/

Hosted by Professor Lisa Nissen, the panel features:

💚 Nicolette Ellis — Chair of Chronic Pain Australia
💚 Kevin James — Lived Experience Advocate
💚 Dr Tania Morris — Senior Specialist in Pain Medicine and Board Director, Faculty of Pain Medicine
💚 Jennifer Collins - Head of Pain, Haleon
💚 Joyce McSwan — CEO, Open Pain Education Network and Director, PainWise
💚 Dr Karin Plummer — Chair, Australian Pain Society Paediatric Pain Special Interest Group
💚 Louise Hardy — CEO, Arthritis Australia

The discussion explores what the experiences of more than 6,000 Australians tell us about delayed diagnosis, access to multidisciplinary care, the lifelong impact of pain beginning in childhood, the role of primary care and the changes needed to improve pain care across Australia.

Pain lives here. But hope lives here too.

Help us make pain count, sign the petition at painliveshere.org.au

15/09/2026

Are you the parent or carer of a child with ongoing pain? This is your LAST CHANCE to help us make paediatric pain count.

Take the Kids in Pain Survey and help us break the silence on Kids in Pain and win 1 of 5 $100 vouchers: https://chronicpainaustralia.org.au/takethesurvey/

To learn more visit www.kidsinpain.org.au

15/09/2026

🏃‍♀️ What an incredible day at City2Surf ! 🏃‍♂️

Chronic Pain Australia was proud to be an official charity partner, joining more than 90,000 participants for the iconic 14-kilometre journey from Sydney’s C*D to Bondi Beach.

A huge thank you to Haleon and Team Voltaren for this wonderful opportunity and for their incredible support of Chronic Pain Australia. We are also very grateful to Elevate Sports for the generous in-kind donation of our new Chronic Pain Australia T-shirts, which helped Team CPA stand out proudly on the course! And the incredible Joyce McSwan from OPEN for leading the fundraising ladder 💚

Thanks to our amazing participants, donors and supporters, we have raised nearly $7,000 to help us continue supporting and advocating for Australians living with chronic pain.

There is still time to donate and help us make an even greater impact:

https://city2surf26.grassrootz.com/chronic-pain-australia-ltd/donate

Thank you to everyone who donated, cheered us on and supported Team CPA. Every step helped raise awareness of chronic pain and shine a light on the millions of Australians living with it.

15/09/2026

Did you know chronic pain still isn’t properly counted in Australian health data?

And when a condition is invisible in the data, it becomes harder to plan for, fund, research and respond to. That’s the National Pain Gap - and it’s why we need to Make Pain Count.

🎧 Listen to Episode 1 of Pain Lives Here now Apple Podcasts and Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/3KoJAnIbOrHbCc5VjOmAhE?si=ajzCOzvrQGK-JBkQME_nFw

And sign the petition to help us convince the government to Make Pain Count: https://www.change.org/p/make-pain-count

15/09/2026

💜 KIDS IN PAIN WEEK 2026 - 21–27 September 2026 💜

For 1 in 5 kids, Pain Lives Here Too. Pain lives in childhoods, classrooms, friendships, families and futures - but too often, it remains unseen, misunderstood or dismissed.

This Kids in Pain Week, Chronic Pain Australia is making childhood chronic pain visible and calling for earlier recognition, diagnosis and intervention - because getting the right care sooner can change the course of a life.

Throughout the week, we’ll share the voices of children, young people and families alongside new research, expert conversations, practical resources and the Kids in Pain Report 2026.

🔗 Register for Kids in Pain Week 2026 now: https://chronicpainaustralia.org.au/events/kids-in-pain-week-2026/

It's time to make pain count for Kids in Pain 💜

1 in 5 kids in Australia lives with chronic pain. Kids in Pain Week 2026 (21–27 September) makes childhood pain visible and calls for earlier diagnosis,

15/09/2026

The first battle isn’t always the pain. Sometimes, it’s getting someone to believe it’s real.

In Episode 2 of Pain Lives Here, Kimmi Grima shares what it was like living with invisible pain, going through test after test, and feeling like no one truly understood what she was experiencing.

For so many people living with chronic pain, the hardest part is not only what is happening in their body — it is having to prove it to the world around them.

🎧 Listen to Episode 2 of Pain Lives Here now: https://open.spotify.com/episode/7CWlfi5SnzM7RvdbPvZFoM?si=BWwVhD5kR4y2XWvUizeR8g

Help us make pain count - sign the petition at: https://www.change.org/p/make-pain-count 💚

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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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/