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The RACP is advancing a three-tier strategy to build greater specialist capacity and sustain leadership in adolescent and young adult medicine
Adolescents attending a hospital-based CPU report high rates of health-risk behaviours
More needs to be done to address alcohol-related harm, and on-going monitoring is required to assess the effectiveness of strategies.
This study investigated the influence of personality characteristics and gender on adolescents' perception of risk and their risk-taking behaviour.
Associations between serum 25(OH)D concentrations and cardiometabolic risk factors from adolescence to young adulthood in the Raine Study
Hair segment analyses revealed longer-term increased levels of cortisol in the past 3 months in early mental health problems
The review examines the international literature to determine how disengagement can be defined & understood, & then examines student disengagement in Australia.
After a first alcohol-related hospitalisation in youth, subsequent hospitalisations may demonstrate an increased risk of further alcohol-related hospitalisations, but there is no existing data on this.
Substance use is a public health issue with a greater burden in rural areas. Barriers to accessing services are exacerbated for rural substance users, with confidentiality concerns, longer travel distances, workforce issues and limited availability of services. This paper presents results from a study exploring substance users' experiences of accessing services in Western Australia's South West.
The impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic have been vast and are not limited to physical health. Many adolescents have experienced disruptions to daily life, including changes in their school routine and family’s financial or emotional security, potentially impacting their emotional wellbeing.