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Youth who are sexting are four times more likely to be having sex. They are five times more likely to have had multiple sexual partners and twice as likely not to be using contraception.
Addressing HIV stigma through utilising the Acholi’s own local cultural system is an empowering process that will position the role of the elders back into the community.
A doctor explains how he introduces mindfulness to self-harming youth in the emergency room.
In his new book, Teen Brain, David Gillespie suggests anxiety and other problems are on the rise among teenagers due to smartphones and tablets. This could be true, but his claims are overblown.
When teenagers sleep for less than eight hours a night, they are at increased risk of suicide, being overweight, high rates of injury, poor sustained attention and low school grades.
Teens get a bad rap as selfish, dangerous risk-takers. But neuroscience and psychology research is revising that image: Adolescents are primed to help those around them, with positive benefits for all.
Global experts warn that excessive screen time increases the risk of obesity, low physical fitness, anxiety and depression.
Recalling happy moments could make teenagers more resilient.
Navigating friendships as a teen can be hard. Parents can help by modelling good behaviour and making sure their teen feels they can talk to them about their friendships.
Researchers tracked adolescents’ sleep and scanned their brains. As expected, better sleep went with healthy brain development. Unexpected was the importance of one aspect of where teens slept.
Surprisingly, a study of more than 35,000 Canadian adolescents shows that boys report higher rates of dating victimization than girls.
New research shows the effect of bullying on disabled teenagers and suggests what schools can do to help.
The My Health Record brings a unique set of confidentiality concerns for young people under 18. These need to be better addressed to ensure teens don’t forego important health care.
While the study found a link between high rates of digital media use and inattention and hyperactivity, it didn’t find that one caused the other. Nor did it look specifically at clinically diagnosed ADHD.
Obesity and malnutrition now coexist across sub-Saharan Africa thanks to a transition to Western diets. “Gamifying” nutrition programs can help nudge youth towards healthier eating patterns.
Cannabis use is linked to psychosis, but only a small number of users will experience it.
One in 20 young people are both cyberbully and victim.
Children and adolescents with obsessive compulsive disorder should be offered extra support at school.
Adolescents have important developmental work to do. Despite what worried grownups think, taking needless risks isn’t the goal for teens. Being risky is part of exploring and learning about the world.
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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