Transitioning back to school
A guide for parents of adolescents. Professor George Patton and Dr Lisa Mundy – provide tips on positive change, creating new routines and dealing with disruption in school.
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Congratulations Prof Sawyer
Congratulations again to Professor Sawyer AM and to all Australians honoured in the 2020 Queen’s Birthday Honours.
Parenting during covid
Are you parenting secondary school-aged children during COVID-19? Professor Susan Sawyer and Dr Rohan Borschmann provide useful tips on anxiety, boundary pushing and talking to teenagers.
GAH short course
Locked down? Sign up for a free online six-week Massive Open Online Course in Global Adolescent Health.
Catalysing Connections 2020
At this stage, we are still hoping to host two Catalysing Connections events in the latter half of 2020.
Raising the minimum age of criminal responsibility
Read the submission to a review of the criminal age of responsibility in Australia, by the Justice Health Unit at CAH, MCRI and the University of Melbourne.
Rapid infectious disease shifts
New study on Chinese infectious diseases in children and adolescents highlights a need for ongoing surveillance, preparedness and rapid responses to unpredictable and seasonal novel infections.
Welcome 2020 AHW students
We’re delighted to welcome our newly enrolled 2020 Adolescent Health and Wellbeing postgraduate students.
Action needed in the Youth Justice System
In the first global review, researchers have examined the health of detained adolescents – urgent action needed to improve their poor health and disadvantage.
2019 graduates
Congratulations to our 2019 Adolescent Health and Wellbeing graduates.