Today’s Australian adolescents are the best-ever nourished, educated and interconnected generation – but they also face unprecedented cultural, economic and social change.<\/p>\n
Adolescence is a critical developmental phase for achieving human potential. It is characterised by dynamic brain development, a time when interaction with the social environment moulds the capabilities that an individual takes forward into later life.<\/p>\n
But are we creating the conditions for adolescents and young adults to thrive?<\/p>\n
To find out – and have your say – come along to this free public forum presented by Melbourne Conversations and the 15th World Congress on Public Health.<\/p>\n
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PRESENTATION<\/p>\n
The Centre\u2019s Director of Adolescent Health Research, Professor George Patton<\/strong>, psychiatrist and epidemiologist, will discuss how the findings of the Lancet Commission on Adolescent Health and Wellbeing<\/a> are transforming the way we think about this age group.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n PANEL<\/p>\n Carmel Guerra OAM<\/strong> – Founder and CEO of the Centre for Multicultural Youth<\/p>\n Professor Alex Ezeh<\/strong> – Executive Director of The African Population and Health Research Center in Kenya<\/p>\n Teresa Hall<\/strong> – Research Fellow and PhD student, Centre for Mental Health and The Nossal Institute, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health<\/p>\n Emma Kellaway<\/strong> – YLab, Foundation for Young Australians<\/p>\n Professor George Patton<\/strong> – Psychiatrist and epidemiologist at the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute<\/p>\n <\/p>\n MC Peter Mares<\/strong> – contributing editor to Inside Story<\/em> magazine<\/p>\n <\/p>\n This free public forum is an partnership between Melbourne Conversations and the 15th World Congress on Public Health.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n