Young People

Health & Medicine

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Research

Young people who pass through youth justice die at six times the rate of their peers

New research finds the high death rate among justice-involved young people is preventable if we recognise youth justice is public health issue, not just a criminal justice one

Politics & Society

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Research

Hostile attitudes toward women are driving extremism in young Australians

A survey of Australians as young as 13 found misogyny can predict extremist violence more strongly than ideology, religion or time online

Politics & Society

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Opinion

Why do distant conflicts feel so personal?

Social media sends eyewitness accounts of distant wars directly into our pockets – and it’s changing the way young people interpret physical proximity and personal responsibility

Politics & Society

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Research

What BMX teaches us about belonging (and not belonging)

Building community, confidence and resilience are integral for the psychosocial health of people with disability. And you can find them all in BMX

Education

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Opinion

Trauma follows children into the classroom. A new teaching model is changing that

Childhood trauma can undermine the very skills learning depends on – but the right teacher training can change that

Arts & Culture

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Opinion

Why Autistic Barbie matters

Mattel’s latest doll has stirred conversations about the commercialisation of autism, but the benefits of this kind of representation cannot be understated

Environment

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Research

‘Nature prescriptions’ deliver mental health benefits worth more than four times their cost

A new trial has found nature-based prescribing generated wellbeing benefits for young Australians worth more than four times their cost

Arts & Culture

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Analysis

What Adolescence gets right (and wrong) about the manosphere

The Netflix series Adolescence raises the important issue of online radicalisation and the manosphere – but there’s no easy solution

Arts & Culture

The viral publishing sensation that may be BookTok’s last

As the US faces a potential ban on TikTok, the viral success of Rebecca Yarros’ Empyrean series shows just how influential the BookTok community has become

Arts & Culture

How to be less of an ‘unc’ and more of a ‘sigma’: Your guide to translating your teenager

Teenagers are our best linguistic innovators, but sometimes it can be hard to understand what they’re talking about