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Cannabis psychosis risk for young people

Young people who use cannabis daily are up to four times more likely to develop psychosis than..

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Helping young dancers stay strong and healthy

With up to 84 per cent of dancers experiencing injury during their careers, a new, evidence-ba..

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Experts comment on youth social media ban

The Australian government’s social media ban for under 16s is set to come into effect on 10 ..

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Study reveals risk factors for youth alcohol issues

Young people who experience multiple types of maltreatment in childhood have a 55 per cent hig..

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Paracetamol to poisoning: when medicines harm

Every day, nearly 100 children present to Australian emergency departments with suspected medi..

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Prevention the key to mental health crisis

Bernard Galbally, the CEO of youth mental health and suicide prevention organisation Live4Life..

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Summer holiday programs and kids’ health

As the school year winds up, thousands of Aussie kids are looking forward to the summer holida..

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Half of young men drinking at consistently risky levels

Almost half of young adult men (aged 18-29) have been consistently drinking at risky levels ov..

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Eating disorders and body image issues in spotlight

With dangerous eating disorders such as anorexia on the rise in Australia, the federal governm..

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Challenging times for Australian wellbeing

New data reveals Australian wellbeing has hit an all-time low in the midst of an ongoing polyc..