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Three in ten older teens have experienced intimate partner violence:    October 2023

According to a national study, almost three in ten 18-19 year olds have experienced intimate partner violence in the past year.
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Young people whose parents receive welfare far less likely to be working or studying:    August 2023

Young people whose parents receive welfare payments are far less likely to be working or studying in late adolescence, according to research by the Australian Institute of Family Studies (AIFS).
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Teens volunteering protects against poor mental health:    May 2023

A new report by AIFS has found that if a child is involved in volunteering before the age of 13, the odds of having poor mental health are reduced by around 28%.
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'Invisible people' - policy makers urged to consider the needs of 20-somethings who moved back home...:    February 2023

A new report by AIFS reveals the extent of social isolation and loneliness experienced by those in their early twenties during the national lockdown.
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Landmark AIFS research provides a snapshot of Australian gambling behaviour and harm:    October 2022

Ten to Men's report, Gambling participation and harm among Australian men, reveals how men gamble and the effects that gambling poses to men’s health and wellbeing.
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Around one in three adolescents have considered self-injury:    September 2021

Thoughts of non-suicidal self-injury are common among young people and increase during the adolescent years, according to new research released by AIFS.
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More than one in four adolescents under 18 years old allowed to drink at home:    August 2021

Among teens who had ever drunk alcohol, those with permission to drink at home were significantly more likely to have drunk in the past month (77%, compared to 63%) and in the past week (49%, compared to 34%).
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One in three Australian teens report experiencing discrimination:    March 2021

One in three Australian teens report that they recently experienced discrimination, according to new research released today by AIFS.
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