Adolescent Health

The number of women and girls playing football has surged since the Matildas' incredible feats at the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup. But aiming for the top when you're from a regional area comes with added challenges.

Chevalier College's "contemporary learning delivery" allows year 10 to 12 students to study from home one day a week, with a letter to parents saying the Southern Highlands Catholic school engaged solicitors to ensure the effective implementation of the plan.

In a NSW first, a Young Mayors program saw 1,400 high-schoolers vote in the first-ever underage preferential vote in the state. The result: these youthful visionaries now have the ear of Wollongong City Council.

Police say two teenagers have died and three have been taken to hospital after a car hit a tree in Tabulam, west of Casino, NSW.

Without a prescription, the retail purchase of e-cigarettes is not allowed in Western Australia. But in at least one regional city, they're being sold without question.

We asked clinical psychologist Dr Sophie Li, from Old People's Home for Teens, for practical ways to support a teen through wellbeing challenges. These are her tips.

Angie Smith's son Riley was complaining of a headache when he abruptly lost consciousness. She would later learn that her seemingly healthy 15-year-old son had suffered a stroke.

The Cancer Council of WA has unveiled a series of social media adverts to educate kids about the harmful effects of vaping.

In Victoria, community concerns are growing about a spate of violent knife crimes carried out by teenagers, some as young as 13.

When Ken turned 94 in July, there was one birthday card that stood out to him — it was written by a teenager he met in a social experiment who he now counts as a close friend.

Services to support young people addicted to vaping will get a funding boost, as part of a $6.8 million NSW government package to crackdown on illegal e-cigarettes.

Two men who have faced significant challenges are helping school students better navigate the setbacks they will have in life.

This year marks the centenary for hospital schools in New South Wales where inspiring principals and educators tackle unique challenges to ensure kids don't fall behind while their physical or mental health is attended to.

Four-year-old leukaemia patient Kruz needs a bone marrow transplant, but can't find a match.

Sam Everingham from Growing Families says Australian parents are left in an impossible situation after police raided a surrogacy clinic in Greece and detained newborn babies. Editor's note (13/09/2023): Sam Everingham is the Global Director of an organisation called Growing Families which consults on issues of international surrogacy, including through conferences and seminars. Growing Families has received sponsorship money for those events from the Crete-based surrogacy provider in question, Mediterranean Fertility Institute, as well as coordinating shipments of gametes to this clinic over recent years. He has two children born through surrogacy.

WorkSafe is investigating after a five-year-old's pinky toe was amputated while playing on a merry-go-round in WA's Midwest.

It is hoped the service at Manjimup Senior High School in the state's south west will give teens a safe, confidential space to open up about topics like teen pregnancy and mental health issues.

Researchers have found that a practice known as rapid genomic sequencing can help detect epilepsies in babies and lead to better outcomes.

An Adelaide hospital is supporting students admitted to its mental health ward to keep on top of their education under a new program that has attracted global interest.

The Victorian government has vowed to make it easier for parents of sick children to escalate concerns after a rise in the number of children who died or experienced serious harm in healthcare settings.

Children are taking part in a program designed to reduce their risk of ending up in WA's largest critical care facility.

As a mental health nurse, Sarah Lovell has cared for patients with eating disorders. But little could prepare the single parent for when her own teenager daughter developed anorexia nervosa.

The South Australian government launches a $2 million advertising blitz to reduce the number of people taking up vaping and smoking, with a special focus on young people.

When a sports club in north-east Victoria noticed its younger players were being overwhelmed by digital peer pressure and rapidly evolving technology, it decided to do something about it.  

One of Australia's leading medical insurers dumps cover for private practising doctors who initiate hormone treatment in adolescents with gender dysphoria, a decision that may put even more pressure on public hospital waiting lists.