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Social media can be a great tool to keep in touch with friends – but if you are already lonely, it could make things worse.
Drug users aren’t the problem – the current ‘war on drugs’ is.
Over the course of two years, a sociologist studied a group of affluent, white kids to see how they made sense of sensitive racial issues like privilege, unequal opportunity and police violence.
Dangerous, vulnerable or just plain stupid – these are some of the stereotypes which young people face when they come in contact with the law.
Research shows that 80% of medical students come from just 20% of the UK’s secondary schools.
Beat exam stress with these top tips.
Interviewees report being told their identity is just a ‘phase’.
Research shows that young women are more ambivalent than young men when it comes to employment opportunities and other reasons to relocate to rural communities.
The move may be welcomed by politicians and youth workers, but by focusing on future outcomes, Labour’s plans repeat a well-worn pattern.
Go beyond the corporate jargon to really understand the freedom and challenges that come with being a digital nomad.
The My Health Record brings a unique set of confidentiality concerns for young people under 18. These need to be better addressed to ensure teens don’t forego important health care.
Sex education lessons will soon cover sexting, consent, body image and different types of contraception.
This weekend sees a major youth climate rally in Washington DC. But do young people really hold the key to overcoming climate inaction, or are we wrong to put our faith in their ability to drive change?
In its Brexit white paper, the UK government proposed a new UK-EU youth mobility scheme. But the details remain vague.
It’s not just the most vile and abusive problems which impact people’s lives – it’s the little things too.
Young people are the most vulnerable as industry and the labour market undergo radical change, but meeting this challenge could just be a matter of plugging existing gaps.
The transition into adulthood is challenging for young refugees: they face great adversity while trying to finishing school, find work and enter marriage.
Previous trauma, race and access to support all affect a survivor’s recovery.
Theresa May’s party struggled to appeal to younger voters. But that wasn’t always the case.
Top contributors
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Professor and Director of the Centre for Youth Policy and Education Practice, Monash University
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Lecturer in Government, Flinders University
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Senior Lecturer in Criminology, University of Surrey
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Professor, Institute for Culture and Society, Western Sydney University
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Researcher and PhD Candidate in Education, Monash University
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Professor of IT Ethics and Digital Rights, Bournemouth University
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Research Fellow, The University of Melbourne
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Associate Professor in the Specialty of General Practice, University of Sydney
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Research Officer at Medical School, Swansea University
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Associate Professor in Law, Australian National University
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Research Fellow – Quantitative Data/Statistics, Monash University
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Senior Lecturer, School of Social Sciences, Monash University
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Senior Lecturer in Social Policy, The University of Edinburgh
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Honorary Fellow, Department of Health Sciences, University of York
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Senior Lecturer in Applied Social Science, University of Bedfordshire
