Youth
Politics & Society
Research
Australia doesn't have a youth crime problem. It has a youth justice problem
When Cleveland Dodd died in youth detention, the coroner found no single mistake – just a system that ignored the warnings. Harsher sentences won't fix that
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
Education
Analysis
Young people are using AI coaches, but are they using the right ones?
We need to ensure that AI coaches can be challenged, are responsive to human feedback and accountable to the communities they serve
Health & Medicine
Opinion
Young people need a say in how we deal with the health impacts of climate change
Youth participation in climate organisations is common, but the hierarchy in healthcare means they are often excluded from discussions about climate and health
Health & Medicine
Teen brains are wired to take risks, but that can be a good thing
Brain imaging is helping us understand why some teenage risk-taking may be beneficial during this important stage of human development
Health & Medicine
The young people getting nature on prescription
The early results of a new trial on ‘nature prescribing’ show promise for helping young people with mild mental illness
Sciences & Technology
Young people are mapping viable futures
Around the world young people are facing multiple challenges and we can learn from their increasingly interconnected and ethical approach to living
Health & Medicine
Young people are making their way through COVID
2020 looked bleak, but Australia’s young people are working hard at getting work – volunteering and connecting to their communities. With the right support, their outlook is bright
Health & Medicine
Adolescence - a critical time to address gender inequality
A major study across 40 countries in Asia and the Pacific reveals the stark gender inequalities faced by adolescents, providing a roadmap for effective action
Arts & Culture
The something in nothing
People have been suspicious of ‘nothing’ going back all the way to the mathematical idea of “zero.” Yet there is real value in “nothing” and we need to appreciate it more.