The modernisation of small towns, while positive economically, brings hidden health costs.
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In 2025, young people around the world are mobilizing to protest against injustice, precariousness and repression, and they are making their voices heard in the public sphere.
Career decisions are not just about skills or interests, but about how we make sense of our lives.
From viral jokes to deepfakes: when AI trivializes transgression, our collective moral compass falters. It is time to educate people about digital responsibility.
Girls are at an even greater risk of early substance use than boys.
For rural students, distance education can keep existing inequities in place.
Factors contributing to school violence are found in the family, the community and the school.
Federal laws allow religious schools to discriminate against LGBTQIA+ people. New research shows religious and sexuality diverse teens fall through the cracks.
Canada can’t afford to leave young people on the sidelines of its economy or in the fight for Canadian sovereignty.
The changing climate doesn’t just threaten younger people in the distant future, it’s happening now at a massive scale. But we can turn it around.
Ethical AI starts with listening. If we want digital systems to be fair, safe and trusted, we must give young people a seat at the table and treat their voices as essential, not optional.
Adolescent girls living in low-income urban informal settlements face challenges that elevate their susceptibility to early childbearing.
The fines of $250 for a first offense and $500 for a second hit low-income families the hardest.
A new survey reveals that almost a third of youth have been exposed to technology-facilitated sexual violence. Better protective and educational measures are needed.
New analysis of young Australians in 2010 and again in 2024 show women have become more supportive of stereotypical gender roles. Here’s what might be behind it.
A new report on consultations with more than 1,000 Australians aged 12 to 25 shows how many feel excluded from society – and how to fix it.
Would lowering the voting age to 16 enhance young people’s participation in the political processes that affect their lives?
Young people who are being abused or neglected are more likely to turn to informal online support systems than to authorities.
There is no single way of becoming an adult in the world.
Teachers need help to talk to learners about sexual health topics.
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