This 2-part series will explore whole-school approaches to health promotion, using the first Global Standards for Health Promoting Schools (developed by our team for the WHO and UNESCO) and showcase recent research on the effectiveness and implementation of health-promoting schools with a focus on youth engagement and mental health in the Asia Pacific region.
In this session, Professor Nicola Reavley will outline 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 will also present data from some recent projects and discuss the implications for future action on prevention and promotion.
Synopsis: Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) such as cancer, diabetes, heart disease, mental disorder and chronic lung conditions are the leading cause of death and disability in Indonesia. Many of the risks for these diseases emerge in adolescence, yet actions and policy interventions to address these risks rarely target this age group, let alone involve young people … Continued
Synopsis: Adolescents remain a vulnerable population within the global obesity epidemic. Accurate data on obesity transitions are required to inform effective policy and programming for adolescent health. To effectively set global and national targets for adolescent obesity beyond the maturation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) we leverage established methods from the Global Burden of … Continued
In this session, Professor Pete Azzopardi and Associate Professor Holly Erskine will provide a broad overview of the state of primary data for adolescent health, highlighting key knowledge gaps and the implications this has had for policy and practice.
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.
Join us on Thursday the 21st November and discover how the Emerging Leaders Network is advancing the field of adolescent health and wellbeing. Theme: Progress, challenges and opportunities in adolescent health research. Synopsis: A dynamic day showcasing advancements in the field of adolescent health research. Engage in vital conversations about existing gaps, challenges and innovative solutions. As … Continued
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 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.
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
