As many as 80% of young people want abortion to be legal, and most disagree with the Supreme Court’s recent Dobbs v. Jackson ruling. This could lead to high youth voting rates in the 2022 midterms.
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Too often, young people’s voices are sought in tokenistic or symbolic ways. Can Labor’s new youth engagement model do things differently?
Sports can help prevent the involvement of youth in violent extremism.
In a country where Christians are a minority, understanding how religious groups use traditional arts and music to convey their faith and identity is important to preserve their cultural legacy.
Old women remain the butt of jokes; they are some of society’s most marginalised people. But age also invites us to become our most authentic selves, writes Carol Lefevre.
Strong queer representation in young adult comics can have a significant positive impact on the well-being of queer-identified or questioning youth.
Which party really has young interests at heart? Let’s look at where the major players stand on youth and climate change policy.
Most exit the out-of-home care system at 18, or younger, without ongoing support.
The risk of dying changes over the course of a lifetime. Very high at birth, it falls and then gradually rises again… except for a peak after adolescence. Why such a statistical anomaly?
Mental health services aren’t meeting young people’s needs, particularly during the global pandemic. But research shows parents can learn how to reduce anxiety and depression in early teens.
There are ways to convey the hard scientific facts about climate change and help young generations adapt in the face of adversity and manage change over time.
Nigerian youth have increasingly been resisting and expressing their dissatisfaction with toxic workplaces.
Violent crime causes untold harm and anger is known to fuel violence. But recent research suggests that the way anger and crime tie together in youth is a bit more complicated than expected.
Radio audiences have not declined despite an increase in streaming service options.
Young Muslim activists in Indonesia turn to faith to undertake the sacred task of protecting the natural world. This echoes the growing popularity of ‘green Islam’ as an important global youth agenda.
Young people have a right to be engaged, and a right to be heard in research. When young people’s voices are included in the research process, the result is richer and more relevant research evidence.
Addressing urgent and complex problems such as climate change involves research across the full spectrum of society – and that includes Australia’s young people.
Child-engaged research can facilitate new ways of listening to and supporting children as we move toward and through post-pandemic recovery.
Supporting youth involvement in climate policymaking helps keep sustainability at the top of governments’ priorities.
Trips to their home countries by migrant youth help them create and update their relationship with the countries their families come from.
Top contributors
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Professor of Education Policy and Practice, Youth Studies, Monash University
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Professor of Political Sociology, Institute for Culture and Society, Western Sydney University
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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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Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in School-Based Mental Health and Violence Prevention, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Assistant Professor, Department of Social Science, York University, Canada
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Chief executive officer, Grattan Institute
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Associate Professor, Faculty of Education, Wilfrid Laurier University
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Postdoctoral fellow, Sociology, Western University
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Professor, Département des sciences de l'activité physique, Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM)
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Associate Professor, Educational Technology, Université Laval
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PhD candidate (health), Dalhousie University
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Senior Lecturer, Political Science and International Relations, University of Canterbury
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Distinguished Professor in School of Global, Urban and Social Studies, RMIT University
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Professor in Public Health, University of Sydney