Here, Kristina speaks with Yuki Fukuda, who on completing the Global Adolescent Health Massive Open Online Course then enrolled in the Graduate Diploma in Adolescent Health and Wellbeing, both of which are led by the Centre for Adolescent Health through the University of Melbourne’s Department of Paediatrics.
Have you ever wondered about the journey of youth advocacy from inception to impact? In this session, we will delve into the essential phases of becoming a youth advocate, emphasizing the importance of collaboration with young people in research initiatives.
This landmark longitudinal study, officially known as the Victorian Adolescent Health Cohort Study (VAHCS), has been tracking the lives of young Victorians for over 30 years. In 2006, the intergenerational component of the project was created: the Victorian Intergenerational Health Cohort Study (VIHCS). A Look Back The journey began in 1992 with 2000 Year 9 … Continued
CATS is a unique longitudinal study following over 1200 children as they transition through adolescence and into adulthood. The study began in 2012 when the children were in Grade 3 (8-9 years old) and attending primary schools in metropolitan Melbourne.
This is the third in a series of conversations we have been having with our past students to understand the impact of their studies on their work with young people in the community.
The age a child can be arrested, charged and jailed in Australia is back in the spotlight.
This presentation will briefly explain what cross-sectoral data linkage is, consider its advantages and disadvantages, and briefly describe two cross-sectoral data linkage studies of justice-involved adolescents in Australia. The presentation will end with some brief reflections on the potential to implement these methods in other countries and settings.
This is the second in a series of conversations we have been having with our past students to understand the impact of their studies on their work with young people in the community.
Our Master’s coordinator Kristina Bennett has been following up with some of our past students to understand the impact of their studies on their work with young people in the community.
Synopsis: Adolescent health can be improved when evidence-based interventions are provided to those who need them. However, demonstrating that interventions are effective, acceptable and feasible to implement is not always enough to have them adopted by governments or other agencies. This is because governments need to make choices about what to fund in the context of … Continued
