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Group interpersonal psychotherapy is an effective way to manage depression among perinatal adolescents.
Thinking about the quality of friendships allows us to consider the different elements that promote safety, support and security for both teens in a relationship.
Ghanaian adolescents with disabilities often face hostile experiences that contribute to negative self-perceptions.
An eight-country study assessed whether parenting programmes that were developed through research also work when offered at a wider scale in real-life conditions.
Alcohol use among adolescent girls and young women cannot be separated from transactional sex, coercion and violence in high HIV-burden settings.
This study shows peers are linked to mental health. But this doesn’t mean anxiety and depression are ‘contagious’.
Young people and those with trauma, such as veterans, are especially vulnerable to the difficulty of stopping cannabis use for sleep.
Young people don’t all contribute in the same way, and understanding the broader picture is the starting point for adults who want to support them.
Adolescents’ digital risks are shaped by inequality.
Whether a young person has public or private insurance – or is uninsured or underinsured – significantly influences their risk of death across many cancer types.
Our research found that teenagers who consumed high amounts of sugary drinks had 34% higher odds of being diagnosed with an anxiety disorder.
Even young children can make choices.
Unequal access to contraception poses risks to reproductive-age women, families and Nigeria’s development.
Angry, sad, worried, anxious. If your teen has ‘big feelings’ after the social media ban, here’s how to support them and keep your relationship intact.
Factors contributing to school violence are found in the family, the community and the school.
Violence exposure in early childhood is widespread in low- and middle-income countries and has clear impacts on young children’s mental health.
Parents may dismiss early warning signs of an eating disorder. But if you notice these changes, trust your gut and get help early.
Far from being simply glamorous or transactional, relationships with a “blesser” expose young women to risks.
Adolescent girls living in low-income urban informal settlements face challenges that elevate their susceptibility to early childbearing.
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Professor, Canada Research Chair in Determinants of Child Development, Owerko Centre at the Alberta Children’s Hospital Research Institute, University of Calgary
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Associate Professor of Neurology, University of Pittsburgh
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Behavioural Scientist, Human Sciences Research Council
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Associate Professor, School of Psychology, Scientist, Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa
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Research fellow, UNSW
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Senior Research Scientist, African Population and Health Research Center
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Senior Research Fellow, National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, UNSW
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Senior Research Fellow and Deputy Director, Centre for Alcohol Policy Research, La Trobe University
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Professor of Psychology, Texas State University
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PhD student in Clinical Psychology, University of Calgary
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Professor of Demography and Social Statistics., Obafemi Awolowo University
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Senior Lecturer in Māori Language Revitalisation, Auckland University of Technology
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Research Scientist, African Population and Health Research Center
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Research Scientist, African Population and Health Research Center
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Research Fellow, The Matilda Centre for Research in Mental Health and Substance Use, University of Sydney