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More Tasmanian students in drug and alcohol counselling
Latest figures by Hobart-based Holyoake show a six-fold increase in the number of new clients in its Get Real drug and alcohol counselling program. Original article
Insufficient sleep boosts crash risk for young people
The new findings, published in the journal JAMA Paediatrics, show that sleeping less on weekends and sleeping six hours or less per night over a sustained period are both factors that increase the chance of run-off road crashes. Original article
21 May 2013
Young South Australian women shunning regular pap smears
The number of young women undergoing the cervical cancer screening tests has been declining in SA and across the country since the introduction in 2007 of a national immunisation program offering the Gardasil vaccine free to women aged 12 to 26. Original article
21 May 2013
Disadvantaged youth saddle up for rodeo schooll
It is hoped a rodeo school in Queensland's South Burnett region will give disadvantaged youths the opportunity for future employment in the industry. Original article
21 May 2013
Investing in Aboriginal youth will pay huge dividends
Footballer Craig Foster comments on the benefits that football programs can provide to the lives of Indigenous youth and their communities. Original article
21 May 2013
DSM-5: What is it?
The latest release of the American Psychiatric Association's Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM-5) has solicited a great deal of discussion. What is the manual, and what does it mean for identifying and managing mental health issues? More information
21 May 2013