19 August, 2016 There are currently two surveys seeking data from young Australian LGBTIQ people, in order to ultimately assess and improve worker’s practice when it comes to this population, and the overall wellbeing of communities. University of Tasmania – How Young LGBTIQ+ people in Australia use digital social media. A team of researchers at the University of Tasmania are...
Terrence Higgins Trust, July 2016 ‘SRE: Shh… No Talking’ report, published in July 2016, highlighted that sex and relationships education (SRE) is inadequate or absent in many schools in the UK. The report was published following a survey of over 900 young people aged 16-24 and it revealed that: 99 per cent of young people surveyed thought SRE should be mandatory in all schools 97 per cent...
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, June 10, 2016 The CDC has released the report: Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance — United States 2015. The Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System monitors six categories of priority health behaviors among youth and young adults: 1) behaviors that contribute to unintentional injuries and violence; 2) tobacco use; 3) alcohol and other drug use; 4) sexual...
March 2016 SHine SA in collaboration with PEACE Multicultural Services (Relationships Australia SA) invites young people from multicultural backgrounds & communities to their National Youth Week Event. A wonderful opportunity to learn about health while contributing to the development of a CALD-specific educational resource for young people. A chance to meet other motivated and passionate...
University of Pittsburgh Schools of the Health Sciences, January 25, 2016
When compared with their heterosexual peers, sexual-minority youth score lower on key indicators of positive youth development–and those disparities may be due in part to more bullying of these adolescents, University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health researchers have found.
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ScienceDaily, January 26, 2016
Teens’ experiences with violence — either through fear of violence, observing violent events, or being victims of violence themselves — are associated with how likely they are to have sex and use condoms, new research from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health suggests.
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