Youth Studies Australia is a peer-reviewed journal providing interdisciplinary, research-based information and analysis on issues affecting Australians from early adolescence to young adulthood.
March 2013
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The March 2013 of YSA features articles on:
- help-seeking among Indigenous Aboriginal adolescents
- how young Australians perceive drug use
- positive youth development and parenting programs
- educational risk for hospitalised adolescents
- youth work practice in suicide prevention
- youth development programs in Aboriginal communities
Also in this issue:
- news from state and territory youth peaks
- profile of Anna Rose, co-founder of the Australian Youth Climate Coalition
Go to: Table of contents or Abstracts of papers.
Youth Studies Australia
ISSN 1038 - 2569
Volume 32, Number 1
March 2013
PDF – current issue (requires subscription to access).
Engaging young people in the development of a National Report Card on Mental Health and Suicide Prevention
This report prepared by the Young and Well CRC and Batyr for the Mental Health Commission engaged young people to discuss their mental health and wellbeing needs and how a report card could be used to deliver programs and services. Original article
24 May 2013
Australian crime: Facts & figures: 2012
The Australian Institute of Criminology’s annual compendium of crime statistics provides an overview of crime and justice statistics, including information about crimes affecting young people, young offenders and the youth justice system. Original article
24 May 2013
Meet the millennials
Fairfax Media looks into the lives and experiences of those born at the turn of the century who are now entering adolescence. Original article
24 May 2013
The Australian Temperament Project: The first 30 years
This report published by the Australian Institute of Family Studies highlights some key learnings about human development from the Australian Temperament Project (ATP) - a groundbreaking longitudinal study that, to date, has followed a large group of Victorians from their birth to age 30 years. Original article
24 May 2013
Homelessness and the next generation
This report from Wesley Mission looks at existing studies into homelessness, as well as the experiences of those using Wesley Mission services, and focuses on the issues facing children and young people. Original article
24 May 2013