Impact of Studying Adolescent Health and Wellbeing – Grad Dip
Our Master’s coordinator Kristina Bennett has been following up with some of our past students to understand the impact of their studies on their work with young people in the community.
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An introduction to economic modelling
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
Celebrating International Youth Day
Join us in bringing youth issues to attention and celebrate the potential of youth as partners in today’s global society.
From Surviving to Thriving: The Global Movement Starts Shifting
This seminar will discuss the global movement from surviving to thriving, emphasizing the need to measure adolescent wellbeing and enable the understanding of current gaps and progress made.
The first week after prison is the deadliest for ex-inmates
Congratulations to Professor Rohan Borschmann for the recent coverage of his new publication in The Lancet looking at mortality after release from incarceration in the Economist!
Conceptual representation of the Centre for Adolescent Health
Based at the Children’s campus in Melbourne and established by the Royal Children’s Hospital in 1991, the Centre for Adolescent Health is a vibrant and dynamic academic centre that builds on many local and international partnerships and collaborations to generate knowledge, build capacity and advocate to advance the health and wellbeing of all adolescents, locally and globally.
Building capacity for global adolescent health
This workshop style session will discuss the need for high-quality, youth-informed research to help drive investment in global adolescent health and highlight some of the CRE’s goals for building capacity for youth involvement in research.
How can we better support young people experiencing early puberty?
Well-done to Dr Nandi Vijayakumar and Professor Susan Sawyer for their insightful interview on ABC Radio National Life Matters with Hillary Harper!
Adolescent injury burden and prevention – global to local perspectives
This session will examine the work of the injury stream of the CRE to quantify the global burden of injury and interpersonal violence experienced by adolescents, uncover the evidence to support investment in effective interventions, as well as the gaps. The seminar will close with a deep dive into road injury, the leading cause of injury for adolescents, reviewing recent research findings and first-hand experiences of young people.
Master of Adolescent Health (Leadership) 2025
The Centre for Adolescent Health is preparing to launch a new masters specialization through the University of Melbourne in 2025.