Is there a mental health crisis among young people, or are worry and sadness to be expected? Pathologizing normal, healthy responses to adverse events promotes misunderstanding about mental illness.
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New information Instagram makes teens feel worse about their bodies is an opportunity for parents to start a conversation with their children about their online lives, and encourage positive habits.
Year 12 students, particularly in NSW and Victoria, have been disconnected from friends and faced anxiety over the uncertainty of exams. This added to the already high stress levels of this age group.
Self-harm is often a response to mounting stress and uncertainty. So it’s not surprising rates have gone up during the pandemic. Self-harm can be a means to cope and establish control over emotions.
New research shows the dire effects of the pandemic on the mental health of children and youth, with as many as 25 per cent of young people affected. Immediate action can help address this distress.
You’re probably wrong about how much time you spend on your devices, and that has big implications for the link between device use and mental health.
A recently released schools policy guide has been receiving some criticism. Reports suggest it instructs teachers to not use terms like “boys and girls”, for instance. This is not entirely correct.
The federal budget’s A$2.3 billion for mental health may well make it easier to access services. But there’s no guarantee this will translate to improved mental health in Australia — here’s why.
A former student at a therapeutic boarding school, who is now a scholar, explains why she believes a growing outcry is making a difference.
Current mental health services aren’t targeted at young people. The few that are specialise in either complex mental health disorders, or newly emerging ones. We need a place that does everything.
The adolescent brain is particularly vulnerable to experience. Puberty is is the time brain networks are hardwired around milestone events. We should help teenagers make meaning of the pandemic.
What might the past offer us at this moment, and how will future generations reflect on this year? How will this present become the future’s past?
Suicide prevention experts believe parents can engage in an honest and safe conversation about suicide with kids.
High rates of youth mental illness show the urgent need for accessible, affordable and research-backed mental health care. It’s crucial to include young people’s voices in shaping these resources.
With school closures across 2020, teenagers used mobile phones even more frequently than before. But their use has an effect on their sleep.
The texts in this shortlist demonstrate how young characters have coped with trauma and uncertainty.
Student mental health was already an issue before the pandemic. And then students felt the strain on all fronts as studies went online and they lost jobs and social contacts.
Understanding a family member’s diagnosis can help teens feel less stressed, afraid and alone.
The middle years (between 8 and 14 years old) are a foundational period for development. But these years don’t receive enough support from the education system.
At the age of 22, in 2015, 82% of respondents described their mental health as excellent, very good or good. This fell to 70% at the age of 26 in 2019 — a drop of three percentage points per year.
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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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Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in School-Based Mental Health and Violence Prevention, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa
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Professor emeritus, The University of Melbourne
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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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Assistant Professor of Psychology, Wayne State University
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Senior lecturer, Monash University
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Associate professor, RMIT University
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Professor of Psychology, Monash University
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Lecturer, School of Education, Edith Cowan University
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Scientia Professor & Head of the School of Psychiatry, UNSW Sydney
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Assistant Professor of School Psychology, University of Dayton
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Professor of Psychiatry, The University of Melbourne
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Senior Research Fellow in Mental Health, Victoria University
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Professor of Adolescent Health The University of Melbourne; Director, Royal Children's Hospital Centre for Adolescent Health, The University of Melbourne
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Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
