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With new avenues for ADHD diagnosis, how can we ensure appropriate levels of care for this complex neurological condition?

There has been significant media attention lately on the increase in attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) diagnoses in Australia, sparking a complex debate among healthcare professionals, educators, and the public.

While the estimated prevalence of ADHD in Australian children and adolescents remains consistent with global statistics, a surge in diagnoses in adults has health professionals reviewing the reasons why this might be the case.

This panel event will discuss how an increased awareness of ADHD has sparked a debate among healthcare professionals about how to ensure an accurate diagnosis of the condition. 

Developing countries are struggling to meet the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals due to limited resources. Corporations, with their large technological, financial, and managerial resources, have the means to contribute to the social development agenda of a country. India conducted a unique experiment by making it mandatory for large firms to spend 2 per cent of their net profits on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) by enacting the CSR Act in 2013.

It has been over 10 years since the implementation of the Act in 2014. Over INR 800 billion has been spent on various development projects under CSR initiatives. Understanding what motivated firms to undertake CSR expenditures, how these funds are allocated among different activities, who benefits from the implementation of CSR projects, and their impact on various development indicators would give insights to policymakers to utilise these funds more efficiently.

Using district-level CSR expenditure data from 2014 to 2021 across India, this presentation provides a comprehensive and rigorous analysis of CSR expenditures in India, determinants of location of CSR projects, geographic inequities in CSR expenditure, and the contribution of CSR funds to health outcomes.