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Research (1)

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25 September 2021

Self-injury among adolescents

This snapshot explores the prevalence of non-suicidal self-injury (from here referred to as self-injury) thoughts and behaviours in Australian adolescents between 14…

Research snapshot

Practice resources (5)

5 August 2021

Too much time on screens? Screen time effects and…

This short article explores the effects of excessive screen time on children and young people and how practitioners can support families to reduce it.

Short article
17 July 2018

The intersection between the child protection and youth…

This resource sheet summarises data that link the child protection system and youth justice supervision in Australia.

Policy and practice paper
13 December 2017

Problem sexual behaviours and sexually abusive behaviours…

This paper presents a review of available literature on problem sexual behaviours and sexually abusive behaviours exhibited in young people.

Policy and practice paper
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Short article Jun 2021

Alcohol use and related harm among adolescent males

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Media release Oct 2020

Australian males drinking during adolescence linked to riskier…

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Media release Dec 2019

Safe on our roads? Teens and risky driving

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