Technology
This topic has 2 main areas:
- young people using information and communication technologies, including cyberbullying
- the youth sector using information and communication technologies to engage young people
For information about young people and the media, see the Media topic.
Feature
The highs and lows of social networking
Recent research shows that young people benefit greatly from using social networking sites (SNS) to keep them connected and build up their resilience. But another new report finds that young people do not seem to be very clued up when it comes to the legal pitfalls of using SNS.Read two reports published by the new Cooperative Research Centre for Young People, Technology and Wellbeing (YAW-CRC) that emphasise the benefits of SNS: www.interactivemediarelease.com/ogilvy/yawcrc
Read the report Teenagers, legal risks and social networking sites, published by Monash University, that looks at the legal pitfalls young people may face when using SNS: www.apo.org.au/research/teenagers-legal-risks-and-social-networking-sites
Policies, legislation and frameworks
Joint Select Committee on Cyber-Safety
www.aph.gov.au/house/committee/jscc/index.htm
Opioid pharmacotherapy recipients under 30 have been halved
Results from a report by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare show that the number of opioid pharmacotherapy recipients under the age of 30 has been halved in the period between 2006 and 2012. Original article
19 Jun 2013
Meg Jay: Why 30 is not the new 20
In this TED Talk, clinical psychologist Meg Jay has a bold message for twentysomethings: Contrary to popular belief, your 20s are not a throwaway decade. Original article
19 Jun 2013
Secondary supply: What the legislation says about supplying alcohol to young people
National Centre for Education and Training on Addiction (NCETA) Flinders University has produced a fact sheet detailing how each of the states and territories treat the supply of alcohol to minors. Original article
19 Jun 2013
Strong evidence for raising drinking age but little support
A group of Australian doctors and academics has called on the Commonwealth government today to raise the legal drinking age to 21, in order to reduce the harms associated with early heavy drinking. Original article
19 Jun 2013
Child abuse commission considers national screening scheme
The Royal Commission into Child Sexual Abuse is calling for submissions on whether there should be a national screening system for checking the backgrounds of people who work with children and young people. Original article
19 Jun 2013