Synopsis: In this session, Professor Nicola Reavley outlined the global context for adolescent mental health, with a focus on actions outside the health system, including those relevant to social determinants of mental health. She also presented data from some recent projects and discussed the implications for future action on prevention and promotion.

Speaker: Professor Nicola Reavley

Prof Nicola Reavley is Deputy Director in the Centre for Mental Health and Community Wellbeing, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health at the University of Melbourne. Her research focuses on population monitoring and interventions to improve population mental health and mental health literacy and reduce stigma and discrimination. She was a member of the Lancet Commission on Global Adolescent Health and Wellbeing.

This seminar addressed:

• How best should we promote adolescent mental health in a global context?

Time: 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm AEST

Date: 8th of May 2025

Advancing Adolescent Health in the Asia Pacific: A virtual community to share knowledge and support collaboration

Despite one in two of the world’s adolescents living in the Asia-Pacific region, adolescent health is a relatively new field of endeavour in Australia as well as the region. It is a field that spans policy makers from multiple sectors, researchers from different disciplines, and practitioners working in health services, schools and communities and encompasses a multitude of health topics and concerns. Despite this, there are few opportunities to come together to share, showcase and build capacity to improve adolescent health and wellbeing in the region.

This seminar series aims to provide opportunities for researchers, policy makers, practitioners, implementers, young advocates – indeed, anyone interested in the health and wellbeing of adolescents – to enhance their understanding of adolescent health and wellbeing, with a focus on research.

This series is supported by the Centre of Research Excellence for Driving Global Investment in Adolescent Health. Led by a team at the Centre for Adolescent Health, Murdoch Children’s Research Institute, it brings together leading Australian research groups including the University of Melbourne, Burnet Institute, University of New South Wales, University of Queensland, University of South Australia, and the South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute.

Read more about the series here