A social enterprise providing education and information to protect and enhance the mental health of young people
Joanna Fong-Isariyawongse, University of Pittsburgh Nearly three-quarters of high school students do not get enough sleep on school nights, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The National Sleep Foundation recommends that teens sleep for eight to 10 hours per night. But various factors hinder this, including early school start times and shifts [...]
Sophie Scott, University of Notre Dame Australia and Gordon Parker, UNSW Sydney It’s getting towards the time of the year when you might feel more overwhelmed than usual. There are work projects to finish and perhaps exams in the family. Not to mention the pressures of organising holidays or gifts. Burnout is a real possibility. [...]
Dr Gemma McKibbin, Julie Green and Professor Cathy Humphreys It’s probably fair to say that most Australians like to think when children and young people are ‘rescued’ from abusive family situations they are placed in cosy homes with devoted carers. While this may be true for some children and young people, for those placed in [...]
Andrew Kingsford-Smith, UNSW Sydney; Hoa Nguyen, UNSW Sydney; Rebecca J Collie, UNSW Sydney, and Tony Loughland, UNSW Sydney Australia is in the grips of a teacher shortage “crisis” according to Education Minister Jason Clare. Federal education department modelling shows there will be a high school teacher shortfall of about 4,000 by 2025. Media reports [...]
Alan Ralph, The University of Queensland For many parents, the reality of juggling the demands of caring responsibilities on their time, energy and resources leaves them with little time to take care of their own wellbeing. This can result in “parental burnout”. Although the exploration of parental burnout is relatively new, research has identified it [...]
Alexander Larcombe, Telethon Kids Institute If you asked me what’s in e-cigarettes, disposable vapes or e-liquids, my short answer would be “we don’t fully know”. The huge and increasing range of products and flavours on the market, changes to ingredients when they are heated or interact with each other, and inadequate labelling make this a [...]
Sophie King-Hill, University of Birmingham Government research suggests that the sexual harassment of girls by boys is extremely widespread in English schools. The highest rates of reports of sexual abuse by people under 25 come from girls aged 15 to 17. The government’s Women and Equalities Committee recently emphasised the need to combat misogyny through [...]
Toria Herd, Penn State and Sarah A. Font, Penn State More than 44% of teens reported persistent feelings of sadness and hopelessness in the first half of 2021, according to a report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The early 2022 report, which was based on an online survey, also found that nearly [...]
Cher McGillivray, Bond University The program Parental Guidance has been showing on Channel 9 this month. This is the second season of the show that pits 12 sets of parents with very different parenting styles against each other to work out which is “best”. This year, for example, there is a couple who use “American-style” [...]
Victoria Whitington, University of South Australia Young children love to play with their mums and dads. But for busy parents, it’s often the last thing they feel like doing. Running a home and family, doing paid work and trying to squeeze in some personal time mean parents don’t have a lot of time or energy [...]
