Directors end of year note 2024
Read Prof Susan Sawyer, Director of the Centre for Adolescent Health end of year note 2024
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Building Capacity for Health-Promoting Schools
Read about how the Centre for Adolescent Health developed and piloted a training program to build capacity for whole-school approaches to health and wellbeing in Secondary Schools.
Recent International Visitors
The Centre for Adolescent Health hosts international visitors for bespoke learning programs in adolescent health. We work with visitors to develop tailored learning programs, providing access to world leaders in adolescent health research for learning and relationship building.
Anxiety and depression across adolescence: insights from a longitudinal study of contemporary Australian youth
Amid growing concerns about a youth ‘mental health crisis,’ understanding of how common mental disorders, such as depression and anxiety, evolve across adolescence is crucial to inform contemporary responses.
Announcing the New Master of Adolescent Health and Wellbeing – Leadership
Announcing the new “leadership specialisation” of the Master of Adolescent Health & Wellbeing program. This course is available to International and domestic Australian students.
Impact of Studying Adolescent Health and Wellbeing – a conversation with Corrine Gardiner a nurse who completed our Graduate Certificate in the AYA cancer stream
This is the fifth in a series of conversations we have been having with our past students to understand the impact of their studies on the work they do with young people in the community.
Impact of Studying Adolescent Health and Wellbeing – a conversation with another of our international graduates, Yuki Fukuda.
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.
How to CREYATE Partnerships in Research with Young People
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.
2000 Stories Study: A Journey Through Generations
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
The Child to Adult Transition Study (CATS) Update
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.