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Discrimination and the effects on young people’s wellbeing

WEBThe WHO has identified that discrimination is a key determinant of health. This means that people who experience discrimination are more likely to have poorer emotional and …

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HEALTH RESEARCH WITH PRIDE: Including LGBTQIA+ young …

WEBIn 2021, the Wellbeing Health and Youth (WH&Y) Commission, run by Young and Resilient Research Centre and funded by NHMRC, identified a need for better inclusion of young …

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The wellbeing of LGBTIQ+ young people: a WH&Y commentary …

WEBCo-author: Gale Marshall. Source: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. The information and statistics published by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare …

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Better eHealth Literacy Wellbeing Health & Youth Centre for

WEBTeenagers rely on digital health information, even though most claim to be distrustful of it. By supporting their eHealth literacy, we can help teenagers to become better at finding, …

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Injury and mental health in emergency departments

WEBThe Teenage Decade is the time when many health risks first begin to emerge. These include smoking, drinking, illicit drug use, unprotected sexual activity, and poor diet and …

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Home Wellbeing Health & Youth Centre for Research Excellence

WEBWH&Y brings together a network of researchers, clinicians, policymakers and young people to address the barriers that prevent Australia's teenagers from getting the health care …

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Sleep Wellbeing Health & Youth Centre for Research Excellence

WEBIn the teenage years, most people start to go to bed later and wake up later. That change is driven by a natural biological shift in the timing of melatonin production in the body.

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Physical Activity Wellbeing Health & Youth Centre for Research

WEBImage by Sahin Sezer Dinçer from Pixabay. Currently in Australia only about 1 in 5 teenagers have 60 minutes of ‘huff and puff’ activity daily, and only about 1 in 8 …

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Injury Wellbeing Health & Youth Centre for Research Excellence

WEBIn Australia, injury is the leading causeof death and hospitalisation among children and young people. Rates of adolescent injury-related death and disability are highestamong …

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140th out of 146: Australian teens do close to the least physical

WEBThe researchers analysed data from students aged 11 to 17 provided in surveys. Although movement devices (such as accelerometers and pedometers) are generally the most …

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Better Data Wellbeing Health & Youth Centre for Research …

WEBSeveral successful models exist for the collection of ongoing cross-sectional data for adolescent health and wellbeing. Every four years, the World Health Organisation’s …

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The age of adolescence

WEBThe age of adolescence. Adolescence is the phase of life stretching between childhood and adulthood, and its definition has long posed a conundrum. Adolescence encompasses …

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Professor Susan Sawyer

WEBAbout. Susan Sawyer holds the inaugural Chair of Adolescent Health in the Department of Paediatrics at the University of Melbourne, is Director of the Centre for Adolescent …

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Better Chronic Illness Care Wellbeing Health & Youth Centre for

WEB10 to 20 percent of adolescents have a chronic physical illness, and over 90 percent of them will live into adulthood; Young people with a chronic illness must take over self …

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Sexual Activity Wellbeing Health & Youth Centre for Research …

WEBIn Australia, the most common age for teenagers to have their first experience of sexual intercourse is around 16 or 17. For most teenagers, sexual activity begins at a time …

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Professor Rachel Skinner Wellbeing Health & Youth Centre for

WEBShe was Senior Clinical Advisor, Youth Health and Wellbeing, at the NSW Ministry of Health until 2023. Rachel has spent much of the last 25 years working as a clinician and …

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Risk-taking Wellbeing Health & Youth Centre for Research …

WEBThe term ‘risk-taking’ refers to risky behaviour in areas including drug, alcohol and tobacco use, sexual activity and driving. Exploration and experimentation through risk-taking are …

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Wellbeing Health & Youth (WH&Y) Commission

WEBThe WH&Y Commission was established to address this need by supporting young people’s ongoing participation in youth health research and translation. In 2022, there were 40 …

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Aboriginal overweight and obesity: the need for Aboriginal …

WEBCitation: Sherriff SL, Baur LA, Lambert MG, Dickson ML, Eades SJ, Muthayya S. Aboriginal overweight and obesity: the need for Aboriginal designed and led initiatives.

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