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.
Congratulations to Professor Rohan Borschmann for the recent coverage of his new publication in The Lancet looking at mortality after release from incarceration in the Economist!
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.
