Too young for Facebook, old enough for prison?
Children can’t sign up to Facebook until age 13 but in Australia they can be prosecuted for a criminal offence at age ten, and that needs to change!
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Paediatrics 2040: the future of child and adolescent health services
Wednesday 3rd April saw the Centre host the inaugural Catalysing Connections for Adolescent Health and Wellbeing networking event.
Too young for Facebook… old enough for prison?
You’re invited to a special seminar: “Too young for Facebook… old enough for prison? The case for raising the minimum age of criminal responsibility” on Thursday 13th June, 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm in the Ella Latham Auditorium, Royal Children’s Hospital.
Alumni – We need you!
Our alumni consist of 660 past students that have completed the Graduate Certificate, Graduate Diploma or Masters in Adolescent Health and Wellbeing. This year we plan to contact our alumni in order to enhance the benefits of our courses.
Young People’s Health Service
The Young People’s Health Service (YPHS) provides primary health care and opportunistic and strategic health interventions to adolescents and young adults (12 – 24 years) who are homeless and / or marginalised.
Global Adolescent Health 2019
From the University of Melbourne and the Centre for Adolescent Health, a free, online course in Global Adolescent Health. Enrol now.
TRANSFORM Leadership Program 2019
Applications now open for the TRANSFORM Leadership Program for ‘Adolescent Health and Wellbeing in Indonesia.’
Catalysing Connections
Please join us on Wednesday 3 April for our inaugural networking event. In this first event we discuss the fragmentation in adolescent health services.
Leaders in Science Seminar
Professor Michel Boivin presenting findings from two birth-cohort studies from Quebec, focusing on early developmental trajectories, gene-environment interplay, and their significance for prevention.
Headline indicators for adolescent health
Adolescents around the world have been overlooked by the global health agenda, but for the first time we now have the data to make a difference.