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Thinking about the quality of friendships allows us to consider the different elements that promote safety, support and security for both teens in a relationship.
A recent study found that 77.7% of youth athletes were at risk of developing an eating disorder.
Young poets wrestled with loneliness, fractured families, violence and other challenges – but also showed an unwillingness to surrender to despair.
Young people across different cultures describe self-harm less as a symptom of mental health difficulties, and more as a response to unbearable pressures.
A new law in Michigan requires school districts to make some choices about how to restrict cellphones.
Banning social media bans won’t fix the problem. The issue is the smartphone.
The true impact of restricting young people’s access to social media likely won’t be known for years.
Girls said that visual platforms, such as Instagram and TikTok, particularly reiterate gendered expectations for girls on how they should present themselves.
We can help adolescents face their own Upside Down with care.
The research found little evidence that time spent on social media or frequent gaming causes mental health problems in early-to-mid adolescence.
Young people repeatedly mentioned that adults are not sufficiently involved or do not understand what children and teenagers do online.
The New York City shooter who sought to attack NFL offices said he had a degenerative brain disease, called chronic traumatic encephalopathy, thought to be related to playing contact sports like football.
Research confirms that regular exercise can prevent or treat depression and anxiety in teens.
A whole school approach puts mental health and wellbeing at the heart of a school community.
An AFL mental health round can play a significant role in reimagining the national conversation on mental health. But there are pros and cons.
Social media isn’t just a distraction for teens – it’s part of their world.
New research shows increased mental health support would help break the cycle of incarceration - and drive down recidivism.
Here’s what the government’s new funding package for mental health gets right – and where it falls short.
Young people are waiting more than three months for mental health care, and are struggling to cope while they wait.
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Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in School-Based Mental Health and Violence Prevention, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa
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Professor, Canada Research Chair in Determinants of Child Development, Owerko Centre at the Alberta Children’s Hospital Research Institute, University of Calgary
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Professor emeritus, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Adolescent Health The University of Melbourne; Director, Royal Children's Hospital Centre for Adolescent Health; and Murdoch Children's Research Institute, The University of Melbourne
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Associate Professor, School of Psychology, Scientist, Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa
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Assistant Professor of Psychology, Wayne State University
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Professor of Psychiatry, The University of Melbourne
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Senior Research Fellow in Mental Health, Victoria University
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Senior lecturer, Monash University
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Professor of IT Ethics and Digital Rights, Bournemouth University
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Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, University of Colorado Anschutz
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Associate professor, RMIT University
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Lecturer, School of Education, Edith Cowan University
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Scientia Professor & Head of the School of Psychiatry, UNSW
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Assistant Professor of School Psychology, University of Dayton