Forget your coins, we want change: begging should not be a crime
Criminalising begging is tantamount to criminalising poverty. It perpetuates, rather than alleviates, the marginalisation and disadvantage experienced by people who beg. It also violates the fundamental human rights of some of the most vulnerable in our society. Original article
27 Jan 2012
Do teenagers have it that bad?
Developmental studies suggest that negotiating the years between approximately 12 and 19 presents particular challenges, distinct from those faced in childhood or adulthood. Original article
27 Jan 2012
Therapy online: anxiety treatment for a digital generation
A recent report outlines how a change in the delivery of Cognitive Behaviour Therapy – from face-to-face treatment to interactive web-based delivery – might result in more young people engaging with the intervention, a reduction in costs, and subsequently an increase in reach. Original article
27 Jan 2012
Pillow talk wearing phone-obsessed teens out
A survey by Best Enemies Education, which holds workshops for year 8-10 students on cyber-bullying, said 80 per cent of the 3080 students polled slept with their phone. Original article
27 Jan 2012
Uni considers youth jailing alternatives
Researchers at the University of Wollongong have been reviewing alternative options to prison for young offenders. Original article
27 Jan 2012