Youth Studies Australia articles from March 2006

Youth Studies Australia archives from March 2006

Editorial: increased mental health awareness.(Editorial)
March 1, 2006... The recognition by the Council of Australian Governments (COAG) in February 2006 that mental health is 'an issue of national significance' is in itself significant because it indicates an increased awareness at both State and Federal government...

Youth monitor: a national roundup of recent press reports on youth issues.
March 1, 2006... The information in Youth Monitor is sourced from the newspapers cited with each item. Youth Studies Australia provides details of the location of articles in the newspapers, but cannot provide the original articles. ATTITUDES & OPINIONS...

Young people's mental health & wellbeing.(A YOUTH STUDIES AUSTRALIA SPECIAL FOCUS ISSUE)
March 1, 2006... Several days ago I asked a beginning grade nine student, whom I know quite well, if he had at least one teacher this year whom he considered to be outstanding. He paused and thoughtfully said, "No". I then asked if he had one teacher who...

Success & wellbeing: a preview of the Australia 21 report on young people's wellbeing.
March 1, 2006... Australia 21, a non-profit research company, and the Australian Youth Research Centre carried out a cross-disciplinary project to better understand the points of convergence and divergence in the commentaries and evidence on young people's...

Where to from here? Guiding for mental health for young people with complex needs.
March 1, 2006... Experienced practitioners in the youth sector have always realised that a young person's general health and wellbeing can be influenced positively by effective, client-centred, relationship-based practice. Here, the authors use the analogy of...

Being true to oneself: the role of authenticity in promoting youth mental health.
March 1, 2006... Young people are growing up in a society that teaches them that feeling good is the main game. It also teaches them that to feel good, you need, at least, material wealth, beauty, sex and education. This is despite research that shows that...

Self-help support groups: adding to the toolbox of mental health care options for young men.
March 1, 2006... Interviews conducted with 28 young men who had experienced a mental health issue revealed that self-help support groups offered participants emotional and practical support; information on mental health matters; the opportunity to relate to the...

Health & wellbeing: how do young people see these concepts?
March 1, 2006... Through a qualitative thematic analysis of interviews with 73 school-age young people in Tasmania the authors demonstrate that social relationships are central to a feeling of wellbeing among participants. The young people interviewed accept...

The cool teens CD-ROM: a multimedia self-help program for adolescents with anxiety.
March 1, 2006... The Cool Teens CD-ROM has been developed as a self-help treatment option for young people with anxiety. It is a home-based cognitive behavioural therapy program that helps users to develop skills to cope better with the negative feelings...

Work in progress: as a resource for readers, the 'Abstracts' section of this special mental health and wellbeing issue of Youth Studies Australia is replaced with synopses of programs in development and research in progress at a number of leading research facilities, including the Centre for Adolescent Health, beyondblue, Orygen Research Centre, Monash University and the University of Tasmania.
March 1, 2006... CENTRE FOR ADOLESCENT HEALTH 1 The Resilient Families Program: Helping to prepare adolescents for success in school and life Alison Shortt & John W. Toumbourou Centre for Adolescent Health, Department of Paediatrics, University of...

Youth initiatives.(National Illicit Drug Strategy Community Partnerships Initiative)(Australia)("Wayne")
March 1, 2006... The National Illicit Drug Strategy Community Partnerships Initiative is a Department of Health & Ageing initiative that provides funding to community organisations to prevent the uptake of illicit drugs. Since 1997, a total of 224...