December 2009     Researchers at the University of Sydney have undertaken the first detailed analysis of Australia's Life Education program, a drug education program which is now a core part of the primary and secondary school curriculum.

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December 2009     Half of Australian adults believe 15 to 17 year olds should be allowed to consume alcohol under parental supervision at home, according to the latest MBF Healthwatch survey.  ...read more »

November 2009 Australia’s largest annual survey of young people has found that drugs, suicide and body image are the biggest worries for 11-24 year olds with one-in-four regarding each as major concerns. The survey has also uncovered many 11-14 year olds feel unequipped to deal with the issue of drugs...  ...read more »

November 2009     Really smart countries now have a national agenda to maximise not just the "mental health" of their citizens but also their collective "mental wealth". To achieve that aim, we need to look at the best ways to help young people reach their full cognitive and behavioural capacities. In that respect, national health, education and social policies should be informed by modern science.  ...read more »

November 2009    Changing the culture in Australia from binge drinking to responsible drinking is critical to reducing the harms from alcohol. Parents in particular play a crucial role in this fight by shaping their children’s attitudes and behaviours towards alcohol.  ...read more »

November 2009 Parents are urged to warn their teenagers about the risks of binge drinking as thousands of school-leavers prepare to head to Schoolies Week activities around the country.  ...read more »

November 2009     The Australian Government Office for Youth has released its 'State of Australia's Young People' which reports on the social, economic, health and family lives of today's young people aged 12-24.  This report is intended to help develop a national strategy, and it will hopefully provide some insight to parents and carers.

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October 2009     The Government is stepping up its efforts to tackle binge drinking across the nation. Phase two of the Government’s National Binge Drinking Campaign, targeting young people about binge drinking – ‘Don’t Turn a Night Out Into a Nightmare’ – began on the 1st of November.  ...read more »

October 2009     Programs to prevent youth violence need to start earlier and be sustained longer to be
effective, according to a new report commissioned by the Australian Research Alliance for Children and Youth (ARACY).  ...read more »

September 19, 2009     The age at which a person takes a first drink may influence genes linked to alcoholism, making the youngest drinkers the most susceptible to severe problems.  ...read more »