Preschoolers rarely top the list of wellbeing priorities, with the bulk of funding going to secondary schools. But a greater appreciation of mental health challenges among the under-fives, along with recognition of the pandemic’s detrimental effect, mea
Encouragingly there is an increasing awareness of the need to support young people with long-term conditions as they negotiate the many developmental tasks of transition to adulthood. However, less is known about the experiences and aspirations of autistic individuals of all...
This paper proposes that young people who are disenfranchised frommainstream society may demonstrate social change in non-conventional ways.It explores the experiences of 53 Australian young people with mental healthissues who participated in Self-Help Support Groups through the course ofrecovery. Since ...
World Mental Health Day, recognized on Oct. 10 annually, increases awareness of mental health and the role it plays in people’s lives across the world, theWorld Health Organization says. The day gives experts and advocates the chance to talk about efforts to bolster access to mental health ca...
“Social media is an important source of mental health information, and tech-savvy young people are taking extra steps to verify the information they find,” said Amy Green, Head of Research at Hopelab, which was a partner in the study. She also noted that the findings “point to t...
Young people who were NEET were more likely to report smoking and drug use (men) than other young people. There were few differences in sexual health, although NEETs were more likely to report condomless sex, and NEET women, unplanned pregnancy (past year). Risk behaviours clustered more ...
It’s no secret that social media has become a significant part of life for the vast majority of adults and teens. From social communication, to politics and world events, and certainly as a source of entertainment, social media use continues to increase in young people. Our 2023 annual...
Psychiatric disordersdoi:10.1038/d41586-020-01408-3Alison AbbottNature
The evidence base for the relationship between psychosocial work factors and mental health focuses primarily on the general working population but little is known about young workers. The aim of this qualitative study is to identify psychosocial work fac
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