Adolescent girls and young women aged 15 to 24 accounted for 25% of new infections, while making up only 10% of the population.
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The evidence is clear: the age of criminal responsibility is far too young at present..
The present healthcare structure in Nigeria contributes to the suffering of people living with diabetes in the country.
One in three Canadian youth experience dating violence. Early intervention is critical to preventing the negative effects, but adolescents report significant barriers to finding support.
Suspensions don’t just harm Black children – they also harm their parents’ employment, a school discipline expert argues in a forthcoming book.
A youth group gives juvenile offenders a chance to advocate for change in the justice system.
Students’ academic worries persisted through the pandemic. A developmental scientist offers tips to support young people heading back to school.
Teenagers develop empathy over time, but those who feel safe and connected with their families may have a head start.
The average Nigerian woman or child faces a host of hindrances in accessing health services.
The question of whether we should be vaccinating children and adolescents against COVID-19 is currently being debated. Here’s why the answer is ‘not yet’.
Comprehensive sexuality education is needed to equip young girls and boys with pregnancy prevention knowledge before they have sex.
Our new Cochrane review found antidepressants led to only small improvements in depression symptoms on average compared with placebo.
The Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine was recently approved for adolescents ages 12-15. Vaccination is essential to protect children from serious illness and quicken return to normal life.
As teens forge their post-pandemic identities, let’s afford them the ‘dignity of risk,’ in their whole lives including their sexualities.
A former student at a therapeutic boarding school, who is now a scholar, explains why she believes a growing outcry is making a difference.
Adolescents who had more and more blackouts each year had a much higher risk of developing severe alcohol problems.
Growing core coping skills isn’t just a matter of learning not to be triggered by children’s strong feelings; it’s also about creating positive meaningful activities that promote mutual bonding.
COVID-19 vaccine testing on children is just getting started, and only in adolescents.
Gen Z is breaking stereotypes, but there are still some worrying trends when it comes to substance abuse.
A study of 800 Black American families shows early experiences of racism have long-term consequences for physical and mental health.
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Professor, Canada Research Chair in Determinants of Child Development, Owerko Centre at the Alberta Children’s Hospital Research Institute, University of Calgary
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Research Fellow, Centre for Alcohol Policy Research, La Trobe University
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Senior Research Fellow, UNSW Sydney
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Professor of Demography and Social Statistics., Obafemi Awolowo University
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Professor of Psychology, Texas State University
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Research fellow, UNSW Sydney
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Assistant professor, School of Psychology, Scientist, Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa
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Senior Lecturer in Māori Language Revitalisation, Auckland University of Technology
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PhD student in Clinical Psychology, University of Calgary
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Behavioural Scientist, Centre for the AIDS Program of Research in South Africa (CAPRISA)
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Professor of Adolescent Health Research, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Disability and Health, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, The University of Melbourne
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NHMRC Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Murdoch Children's Research Institute
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Professor of Clinical Psychology, University of Liverpool
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Professor emeritus, The University of Melbourne
