• Postdoctoral Research Fellow, The Matilda Centre for Research in Mental Health and Substance Use, University of Sydney
When adolescents develop stress from trauma and a reliance on drugs or alcohol, both conditions maintain and exacerbate the other. www.shutterstock.com

How parents and teachers can identify and help young people self‑medicating trauma with drugs and alcohol

Some 80% of young people will experience a traumatic event by the time they become an adult. Here’s how teachers and parents can support them.

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