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.
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The texts in this shortlist demonstrate how young characters have coped with trauma and uncertainty.
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.
COVID-19 is affecting many people’s state of mind, but some of the most vulnerable members of our communities are children and youth with pre-existing mental health challenges.
Here's what you need to know before you share your mental health story, or ask others to share.
A new report offers data on mental health in young people.
Some students are grieving the loss of their homes or loved ones. Even those not directly affected by fires may be distressed by stories they've heard or images they've seen. How can schools help?
If you suspect your child – whether they are in early childhood education and care, primary or secondary school – has a questionable friend, here are some tips on how to deal with it.
Resilience is the ability to bounce back from stressful life events. Teenagers with at least one close friend and strong family relationships are more resilient than teens without such relationships.
We asked five experts if social media was damaging to children and teens, and four out of five said yes.
Researchers found that between 2008 and 2016, self-harm rates among Danish teenagers actually decreased.
Schools have a legal obligation to act on bullying behaviour of pupils and provide support for both the victim and the perpetrator.
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Emeritus Professor, School of Psychology and Public Health, La Trobe University
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Researcher: Children and Technology, Western Sydney University
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Professor of Law, University of Technology Sydney
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Karyn Healy is a Friend of The Conversation.
Researcher, The University of Queensland
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Professor, Flinders University
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Dean, School of Educational and Professional Studies, Griffith University
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Lecturer in Arts Education, Western Sydney University
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Lecturer, School of Education (Qld), Australian Catholic University
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Professor of Public Health, Assistant Deputy Vice-chancellor Research, University of Technology Sydney
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Professor in Education, University of Auckland
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Senior research fellow, Murdoch Children's Research Institute
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PhD Candidate, University of Hertfordshire
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Associate professor, Psychiatry, Western University
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Course Coordinator, Queensland Undergraduate Early Childhood, Australian Catholic University
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Lecturer, School of Education and Arts, Australian Catholic University
