Youth

Politics & Society

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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

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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

Education

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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

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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.