Media release Sep 2017
Australian teens doing well, but some still at high risk of suicide and self-harm
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The latest LSAC Annual Statistical Report provides a window into how the lives of Australian teenagers are changing.
Media release Sep 2017
The latest LSAC Annual Statistical Report provides a window into how the lives of Australian teenagers are changing.
Short article Oct 2017
This article examines the role of homelessness in the link between child maltreatment and youth offending.
Policy and practice paper Jul 2014
This paper provides background information about children who bully.
Family Matters article Mar 2016
The first aim of this paper is to establish whether and how the number of young children people have and the age of their youngest child are associated with the quantity and quality of their sleep.
Policy and practice paper Jan 2014
An overview of the possible effects and adverse consequences of child abuse and neglect for children and adolescents
Submission Mar 2014
A general response to the public consultation document Enhancing Online Safety for Children.
Policy and practice paper Jul 2013
This paper looks at the risk factors associated with young people exiting the education system prematurely, particularly in a family context
Media release Sep 2017
Australians need the protection of full ‘pre-commitment systems’ to reduce the financial and social harm from poker machines, according to a discussion paper released today by the Australian Gambling Research Centre. Eight per cent of the Australian adult population – or 1.4million people – experience some degree of gambling problem. Of these almost half are moderate or high risk gamblers, with poker machines the most harmful form of gambling in Australia.
Webinar May 2015
This webinar drew upon recent work undertaken by MYAN to explore good practice when working with adolescents from refugee & migrant backgrounds
Family Matters article Dec 2014
Entering adolescence and becoming a young adult