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. 

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.

Youth Homelessness Matters

No child or adolescent should experience homelessness. Any child or adolescent who is at risk of or experiencing homelessness is one too many.

Investing in Health-Promoting School Systems

Informed by the Global Standards for health-promoting schools – ‘How school systems can improve health and wellbeing’ topic briefs: Mental health, Substance use, WASH, Nutrition, Physical activity and Sexual reproductive health and gender