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73 girls aged 15 years old or under became mothers 11 babies were born to 14 year old girls, and 57 babies were born to 15 year old girls. There has been a significant jump in the number of teenage girls giving birth in Western Australia. The WA Birth Registry shows five girls aged just [...]
Online dating agencies and ever increasing communication through emails, both for business and pleasure, across the world is seeing a rise in long distance relationships. It is also creating a new phenomenon in the Family Court system. The number of divorced parents wanting to relocate interstate or overseas to begin a new life is meaning [...]
80% of alcohol related injuries are serious 10% of injuries are carried out intentionally 7% of injuries are caused by another person* *The Alcohol Education and Rehabilitation Foundation The Alcohol Education and Rehabilitation Foundation (AER). AER is a not-for-profit company established in 2001 with a mandate to change the way we drink. Originally established [...]
A recent review commissioned by the Home Secretary and published in the UK by Dr Linda Papadopoulos, “Sexualisation of Young People” has put the spotlight on the sexualisation of children and teenagers within our society. It has brought to light growing trends that are both alarming and insidious. The continued de-sensitisation to the sexualisation of [...]
Teenagers who use cannabis in their early teens are more likely to experience hallucinations or delusions. This is the findings of a new study conducted by John McGrath, M.D., Ph.D., F.R.A.N.Z.C.P., of the Queensland Brain Institute (QBI), University of Queensland, Australia. Due to be published in May in the Archives of General Psychiatry, a medical [...]
The term ‘cutting’ refers to the widespread practice of cutting yourself with a sharp object with the purpose of injuring and scaring the skin. Although it is not much talked about in the media, this form of self harm has a growing following within the teenage population, especially girls. It is also alarming that tweens are beginning [...]
It is crucial that adolescents receive the required nutrients while growing and developing. However it is also just as important to take action if a teenager is above a normal healthy weight. It is sometimes difficult to find a balance when there is so much in the media about diets and body image; when all [...]
Violence in the school yard is becoming more prolific with the incidents becoming more serious and increasingly involving weapons of some kind. New figures from the NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research showed an 8% increase in assaults occurring at schools during 2009, compared to 2008. During 2009 134 of the general assaults occurring [...]
Year 5 and 6 students will shortly be able to attend classes on ‘ethical discussions’ that are being introduced on a trial basis in ten NSW government schools across Sydney. These schools include Haberfield, Darlinghurst, Crown Street, Leichhardt and Hurstville. In April students at these schools who do not currently attend scripture lessons can participate [...]
There are growing concerns over a new drug on the streets commonly known as “Meow” that is becoming very popular on the clubbing scene. The fear is that many teenagers new to night clubs and drugs might underestimate the strength and harmful effects this drug can hand out. The greatest danger lies in its addictive nature [...]
