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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 [...]
Djamila Eliby , Dr Julian Simmons and Yianna Zhang This year, we have all grappled with the now essential measures of reducing the risk of being infected with the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus that causes COVID-19, including wearing masks, staying at home, washing and sanitising our hands and disinfecting the surfaces we touch. The importance of these [...]
Lisa Mundy, Murdoch Children's Research Institute The middle years of school are defined as being from 8-14 years of age. These were often described as a latent or quiet phase of development. We now understand this is not the case — the middle years are a foundational period for development. But there is not enough [...]
Megan Carroll, Australian Institute of Family Studies; Diana Warren, Australian Institute of Family Studies; Jennifer A. Baxter, Australian Institute of Family Studies, and Kelly Hand, Australian Institute of Family Studies COVID-19 has brought about big changes in Australia and across the world, with much attention focused on the way governments are responding to the health [...]
Ziggi Ivan Santini, University of Southern Denmark; Paul E. Jose, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington; Robin Dunbar, University of Oxford, and Vibeke Jenny Koushede, University of Copenhagen We know having friends is generally good for your happiness and mental well-being. Likewise, keeping socially active and engaging in formal social activities like volunteering [...]
Zlatko Skrbis, Australian Catholic University; Jacqueline Laughland-Booy, Australian Catholic University, and Jonathan Smith, Australian Catholic University We have been following more than 2,000 Queenslanders from their adolescence into adulthood. The aim of the Our Lives study is to investigate how young people think about their future and how they master their trajectories in a world [...]
Thea van de Mortel, Griffith University In some Australian states, kids have been back on slides, swings and monkey bars for months. But in Victoria, many families are only now getting back to playgrounds, after they were closed for much of the second lockdown. With lots of kids running around, and parents looking on, how [...]
Jill Newby, UNSW Many Melburnians are joyous at the prospect of a return to socialising, as the city regains some old freedoms this week following significantly eased coronavirus restrictions. Social media is teeming with images of people looking ecstatic about the end of lockdown. But in stark contrast to these images, some people might feel [...]
Social interaction can be risky during a pandemic, but it’s also important for young people’s development and mental health. Tammy Chang, University of Michigan and Matthew Dunn, University of Michigan America’s teens and young adults have a crucial role in containing the spread of COVID-19, but a series of youth surveys suggests that many misunderstand [...]
Sarah Whittle, University of Melbourne and Kate Bray, University of Melbourne The negative mental health impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic are clear, but there is particular concern children will be most affected in the long run. By the end of March school closures were impacting 91% of the world’s student population and are still affecting [...]
