Based at the Children’s campus in Melbourne and established by the Royal Children’s Hospital in 1991, the Centre for Adolescent Health is a vibrant and dynamic academic centre that builds on many local and international partnerships and collaborations to generate knowledge, build capacity and advocate to advance the health and wellbeing of all adolescents, locally and globally.
This workshop style session will discuss the need for high-quality, youth-informed research to help drive investment in global adolescent health and highlight some of the CRE’s goals for building capacity for youth involvement in research.
Well-done to Dr Nandi Vijayakumar and Professor Susan Sawyer for their insightful interview on ABC Radio National Life Matters with Hillary Harper!
The George C. Patton Fellowship in Adolescent Health and Wellbeing honours and extends the legacy of Professor George C. Patton AO MBBS MD FRANZCP FRCPsych.
This session will examine the work of the injury stream of the CRE to quantify the global burden of injury and interpersonal violence experienced by adolescents, uncover the evidence to support investment in effective interventions, as well as the gaps. The seminar will close with a deep dive into road injury, the leading cause of injury for adolescents, reviewing recent research findings and first-hand experiences of young people.
The Centre for Adolescent Health is preparing to launch a new masters specialization through the University of Melbourne in 2025.
This session will speak about the state of evidence for adolescent maternal health care in the Asia Pacific region, and some of the reasons why pregnant girls have been excluded from the research and policy space. This session will highlight how easy it is for pregnant and parenting adolescents to be framed as adults, and thus lose support for their ongoing development.
Are you interested in studying adolescent health and wellbeing? Join Dr Ani Wierenga (Academic Coordinator), Kristina Bennett (Masters Coordinator – Master of Adolescent Health and Wellbeing), as well as current students or alumni for the Adolescent Health and Wellbeing Information Session.
In presenting for Grand Rounds, Professor Peter Azzopardi shares his personal journey in adolescent health, and celebrates the legacy of the late Professor George Patton.
Adolescent health needs vary substantially across our region, but also within countries by age, gender, ethnicity, remoteness and other factors. For health actions to be responsive to need, we need good quality data that defines these needs. In this session we will highlight efforts globally, regionally and nationally using population data, and we will present a case study of understanding the contemporary drivers of adolescent pregnancy in our region.
