Impact of Studying Adolescent Health and Wellbeing – Graduate Certificate in Adolescent Health and Wellbeing
In the first of a new series of interviews with our 2025 graduates, our Master’s Coordinator Kristina Bennett speaks with Jordanna Hall.
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Impact of Studying Adolescent Health and Wellbeing – Masters
In this conversation our master’s coordinator Kristina spoke with Nicole one of our fabulous Master’s graduates.
The Lancet: Globally the health of adolescents is at a tipping point; action needed to tackle rising threats to young people’s health and wellbeing
By 2030, there will still be over 1 billion of the world’s adolescents (aged 10-24 years) living in countries where preventable and treatable health problems like HIV/AIDS, early pregnancy, unsafe sex, depression, poor nutrition and injury collectively threaten the health and wellbeing of adolescents, suggests a new analysis from the second Lancet Commission on adolescent health and wellbeing.
A third of children worldwide forecast to be obese or overweight by 2050
Obesity rates are set to skyrocket, with one in six children and adolescents worldwide forecast to be obese by 2050, according to a new study.
Almost three quarters of adolescents experience depression or anxiety
Almost three quarters of adolescents in Australia experience clinically significant depression or anxiety symptoms, with most being chronic, according to a new study.
The George C. Patton Fellowship in Adolescent Health and Wellbeing
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.
2024 JAH Distinguished Dozen
Congratulations to Dr Patricia Cullen and her coauthors from the Centre of Research Excellence (CRE) for Driving Global Investment in Adolescent Health, and Professor Pete Azzopardi for the selection of their papers in the Journal of Adolescent Health’s “Distinguished Dozen” papers for 2024.
Vale Professor Glenn Bowes
It is with a heavy heart that I share the sad news that Professor Glenn Bowes, the inaugural director of the Centre for Adolescent Health (1991-97), has died after a long illness.
Collaborations between Peking University and the Centre for Adolescent Health (UOM Department of Paediatrics, School of Medicine, MCRI and RCH)
Susan Sawyer shares her reflections on the relationship between Peking University and the Centre for Adolescent Health.
Directors end of year note 2024
Read Prof Susan Sawyer, Director of the Centre for Adolescent Health end of year note 2024