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Barry Percy-Smith, University of Huddersfield Throughout the pandemic, decisions made by adults have had a significant impact on all aspects of young people’s lives, yet some teenagers feel their voice and experiences during the pandemic have not been heard. The political has become personal for many, leading some young people to become increasingly engaged with [...]
Lynette Vernon, Edith Cowan University When the holidays end, barring a fresh outbreak of COVID-19, teenagers across Australia will head back to school. Some will bounce out of bed well before the alarm goes off, excited to start a new school year, but many others will drag themselves to the shower or reach for caffeine [...]
Wing See Yuen, UNSW and Amy Peacock, UNSW Alcohol-related blackouts aren’t good for anybody’s health, but they are particularly dangerous for young people. Our recent research found blackouts are common once young people start drinking. At age 14, nearly one in ten adolescents who drank alcohol in the past year had a blackout. By age [...]
Jenny Gore, University of Newcastle; Andrew Miller, University of Newcastle; Jess Harris, University of Newcastle, and Leanne Fray, University of Newcastle There have been some reports students fell behind during the remote learning period in 2020. For instance, a report by the NSW education department found NSW students in year 3 were up to four [...]
Jan Lanicek, UNSW On January 27 communities worldwide commemorate the liberation of Auschwitz — the largest complex of concentration camps and extermination centres during the Holocaust. This is the first year the International Holocaust Remembrance Day will be marked nationally in Australia. Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Treasurer Josh Frydenberg will address the event, which [...]
John Munro, Australian Catholic University Research during the first phase of remote teaching in Victoria reported some students found the workload “too high”, missed interactions with peers, felt their thinking ability was impaired, and reported a difficulty coping with study and life more generally. All these factors impact on students’ sense of well-being. While learning [...]
Mandie Shean, Edith Cowan University Starting school is an important event for children and a positive experience can set the tone for the rest of their school experience. Some children are excited to attend school for the first time, yet others feel anxious. Back to school anxiety is a widely accepted phenomenon, but there is [...]
Indigenous Australians prefer the term "social and emotional wellbeing" to "mental health". They recognise that mental health is connected to our relationships, our place in the world, with our past and with nature. Indigenous researcher Cammi Murrup-Stewart has completed a PhD thesis investigating the links between Indigenous culture and Indigenous health. “Within the Aboriginal community, concepts [...]
The disruption and stress of 2020 resulted in a spike in mental health problems that are likely to continue into 2021. Mental illness accounts for 16% of the global burden of disease and injury for youth aged 10-19. One in seven Australian young people are affected by a mental disorder, with a recent report finding that [...]
Motivation is a slippery customer. Sometimes you have it in abundance & other times, it sneaks off & goes missing in action. Now is a good time to give yourself a tune up & rev up & focus on achieving the outcomes you want. The most important thing to know is that not feeling motivated [...]
