A social enterprise providing education and information to protect and enhance the mental health of young people
Health Minister Tanya Plibersek has condemned the latest cigarette company advertising - "it's what's on the inside that counts" - as the ultimate sick joke. Imperial Tobacco's new motto, sent in material to retailers for its Peter Stuyvesant cigarettes, suggests the plain packaging doesn't matter because everyone knows what's on the inside. via Plain package [...]
Teenagers are less likely to smoke and drink alcohol but are far more physically inactive than a decade ago, new statistics show. A report on health risks released today by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare found that smoking was down in all age groups. Teenagers were the only age group less likely to [...]
Emma Watson is the favorite celebrity bait for cyber criminals trying to lure internet users. Security software company McAfee said that the Harry Potter star is the "most dangerous" celebrity to search for online. That's because many sites use Watson to trick users into downloading malicious software or to steal personal information. When searching for the 22-year-old Watson, there's a one-in-eight chance of landing on a malicious site. [...]
No matter what young people might say; parents and care givers are still the most influential role models in their lives. Children learn how to behave from the people closest to them. This includes how they deal with their emotions and cope with stress and anger and how they relate to others socially. It also [...]
The American Academy of Neurology released a comprehensive study last week, just before the 2012 NFL football season began, that confirms significant previously held beliefs that head injuries cause neurologic problems later in life. The study, published in the medical journal Neurology, followed approximately 3500 retired professional football players, and found that professional football players [...]
PARENTS have good reason to feel overwhelmed by the digital revolution consuming their teenagers. As far as the physiology of our brains goes, we adults will never keep up. The adolescent brain is a natural wonder forged by evolutionary forces which have differentiated it from both the child and adult brain. Although “adolescence” was barely [...]
This project is a response to “it’s not a big deal” - “it” is a big deal. ”it” is in the everyday. ”it” is shoved in your face when you are least expecting it. ”it” happens when you expect it the most. ”it” is a reminder of your difference. ”it” enforces difference. ”it” can be [...]
Last week the Federal Government officially responded to the Gonski Report. I’m sure you heard the rousing call to arms from our Prime Minister Julia Gillard. To avoid the risk of misquoting the Prime Minister, I’ve linked to the official media release. In it Ms Gillard says: Over the past decade Australian students have fallen [...]
It has nothing to do with physical complications or whether they have the right partner or not, but a WA study has found that most people who do not have children are childless by choice. The survey, by Edith Cowan University lecturer in psychology Bronwyn Harman, found three quarters of people without children had made [...]
Alcohol kills more kids than all illegal drugs combined. Underage drinking and the consequences of juvenile alcohol use are serious issues. In an effort to reduce underage drinking and its negative consequences, The Council on Alcohol and Drugs has launched the www.stopalcoholunder21.org website. via ATLANTA, Sept. 4, 2012: The Council on Alcohol and Drugs announces: [...]
