Learn about GenV: your opportunity to create a healthier future GenV is a research project built by Victorian families for all families. If you join, you will contribute to healthier children, parents, and families in the future.
Improving care and development through world-class research GenV will work in partnership with Victoria’s health organisations to collect data that will enhance researchers' capacity to understand patient outcomes.
Comprehensive research for precision policy and service delivery GenV aims to transform how we conduct research into health and wellbeing, establishing the foundations for new approaches to data-led policy and strategy development, and the strengthening of service delivery.
Our achievements, partners and key people Learn more about GenV’s collaborative partnerships with leading universities, institutes, and service providers, and meet the people who help to bring our exciting vision to life.
Home\For parents Home For parents Play me For parents Be a part of improving the quality of life for all children and parents. With your help, we can find the answers to improve the health and wellbeing of a generation of children and their families. Over two years, we’re asking parents of newborns across Victoria to be a part of GenV by sharing with us health and development information about themselves and their child. Your information will give us a more complete picture of the health and wellbeing of a whole generation, speeding-up discoveries that benefit not just your child, but every child and their families. It’s natural to have questions We’re here to make sure you have everything you need to feel confident and make a decision that suits you. Get in touch using the link below with any questions or for further information. Contact us Why should I join? What happens if I choose to join GenV? What information is collected? How will GenV look after my information? How do I join GenV? Can I change my mind after I join GenV? When can I choose to join? Has anything like GenV ever been done before? BE PART OF A HEALTHIER FUTURE Why should I join? By sharing your information with GenV, you will help researchers find faster and better ways to predict, prevent and treat problems like mental health, obesity, allergies, and more. These discoveries can improve the quality of life for all children and their families. Find out more WHAT'S INVOLVED? What happens if I choose to join GenV? GenV aims to make things safe and easy for families who participate. Once you join, our work will happen mostly in the background as we access information and samples that are already collected from a range of services. From time-to-time, we will follow up about the health, development and wellbeing of you and your child. Find out more WHAT INFORMATION IS COLLECTED? Bringing together a more complete picture Our aim is to create a complete picture of health and wellbeing that leads to discoveries for improving the quality of life for children and parents. This involves bringing together health, education, mental health and social information, most of which is already collected by other services. Learn more WORLD-CLASS INFORMATION SECURITY How will GenV look after my information? Your data will be securely stored in our purpose-built repository at The Royal Children’s Hospital. Information that can identify individuals is removed from the research records to ensure privacy. The Murdoch Children’s Research Institute will operate strict ethical controls over who is granted access to the data. Find out more IT’S EASY TO JOIN GENV IF YOU CHOOSE TO How do I join GenV? We will invite families living in Victoria to join GenV if your child was born between 4 October 2021 and 3 October 2023. It takes around 15-20 minutes to sign up to GenV. You can ask any questions you like, and we will give you everything you need to make sure you understand GenV completely. This includes contact details if you’d like to speak to someone for more information. To take part in GenV, you must sign a consent form. Find out more YOU ALWAYS HAVE CONTROL AND CHOICE Can I change my mind after I join GenV? Yes, you can change your mind about being in GenV at any time, including after you have chosen to sign up. More about your options When is GenV Happening? When can I choose to join? If you have a child that lives in Victoria and was born between 4 October 2021 to 3 October 2023, you can choose to be a part of GenV now. You can take part at any time. We hope to include all kinds of families in GenV, no matter where your child was born. Find out about the timelines RESEARCH CREATING HUGE BENEFITS AROUND THE WORLD Has anything like GenV ever been done before? In short, no! There has not been an initiative of this scale with an emphasis on child health. Other large-scale studies have demonstrated the benefits of bringing together big numbers of participants and diverse kinds of data. For the first time, GenV extends this principle to include an entire state with families from all backgrounds and puts the focus on children’s health and wellbeing. Learn more