New study findings reveal higher levels of school belonging at the age of 15 to 16 were associated with lower levels of depression, anxiety and stress in young adulthood.
The United Nations predicts 340 million women and girls will be living in extreme poverty by 2030, but we can change this.
Victoria is set to raise the age of criminal responsibility to 12 this year, but questions remain as to what responses should be implemented to improve outcomes for young offenders and the community.
To rebuild our children’s mental health after the duress of the COVID-19 pandemic, we must redefine how mental health services are delivered to our communities, and create a scaffold of affordable and accessible support.
An innovative joint initiative is continuing to break down the barriers that prevent young people from playing community sport.
The pandemic has impacted people from all walks of life, but academics, early-career researchers, and PhD students have been particularly hard-hit.
Getting a good night’s sleep is essential for the whole family. Here are some tips to try if your child struggles with poor sleep.
We need not just an acknowledgement of children as victim-survivors in their own right, but a commitment to boost resourcing of child-centred recovery support.
Researchers are using the “It takes a village” concept as the foundation for international projects to strengthen support networks for children, particularly in rural and regional areas.
The school environment plays a critical role in our children’s sense of belonging – leaders and policymakers need to create ways to prioritise it.
Researchers estimate about half of the adults who end up in prison are parents, but what happens to their children?
New research shows the ongoing effects from critical illness with COVID-19 can be long and serious.
Research across two countries shows that a lack of meaningful connections, coupled with media sensationalism, cultivate concerning perceptions.
Social entrepreneurship is on the rise, and so are rates of burnout, but a new toolkit is helping to address the alarming trend.
If we want to move to more productive and holistic post-COVID education in our country, we should rethink NAPLAN in its current form and focus on what matters.
New research is exploring the experiences of young people who use violence in the home.
While it's hoped schooling will return to "normal" post-COVID remote learning, the experiences of parents should inform educators' practices of the future.
With students set to return to school, we need to understand that social outcomes are equally as important as a focus on numeracy and literacy skills.
A UNICEF report paints a bleak picture of Australian children's mental health, happiness and life satisfaction.
Research shows that digital programs can better support empathy development in young children than conventional methods.
There’s been a limited focus on understanding and safeguarding the mental wellbeing of educators who work in the early childhood sector.
Emotions will vary for many Victorian students heading back to school on 26 May, and schools are well-equipped to deal with them, and the 'new (COVID-19) normal'.
While the psychological risks of COVID-19 are of concern, there are measures that can be put into place now to support people emotionally.
A new advocacy group aims to address gender imbalance in science by helping map the career trajectories of early-to-mid-career researchers through promotion of their existing research achievements.
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