Young People
Health & Medicine
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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