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Sparking global momentum and energy in young people through climate education can go a long way to addressing climate change now and in the near future.
Allowing pharmacists to dispense nicotine vapes without a prescription would ensure people who are using them to quit smoking could access them legally, while preventing inappropriate sales to youth.
Four Canadian school boards are suing social media giants. This comes as 95 per cent of Ontario schools report needing more resources to support student mental health.
Four Ontario school boards have filed a lawsuit against social media platforms to force them to change practices that harm schoolchildren.
Parents and other supportive adults can learn to recognize young people’s symptoms of disordered eating, which is a spectrum of unhealthy eating patterns and behaviour.
Mentorship programs serving Black youth are an important part of addressing anti-Black racism in Canada.
Canada needs to focus on tracking, monitoring and evaluating the economic, health and social outcomes of former youth in care, especially as they transition from government care.
A study of more than 100 teens and their caregivers showed a unique link between hardship and behavior problems.
A study of newcomer Latin American and Black Caribbean parents in Ontario schools found many parents felt excluded from processes surrounding assessments for their child’s learning needs.
From reducing families’ grocery bills to boosting the economy, school meals offer far-reaching benefits, fostering both immediate well-being and long-term economic prosperity.
Amid calls to ban certain books from libraries and schools, research shows that students benefit when they have the ability to choose which materials they want to read.
Canada has marked Pink Shirt Day since 2007, but meaningful progress in tackling bullying requires solidarity from youth, teachers, schools, parents, governments and the general public.
Nicotine pouches are placed between the lip and gum, and users absorb the nicotine in their mouths. Although these products don’t contain tobacco, this doesn’t mean they’re safe.
Youth migration, unemployment, proliferation of small arms and drugs are some of the drivers of violent crimes in Lagos.
Anxiety about ageing is also often a fear of the future.
We are witnessing an overdue shift towards normalizing male athletes seeking help and gradually speaking more openly and vulnerably about mental health.
Youth in a study went from being passive deepfake bystanders to developing a sense of responsibility and readiness to help prevent deepfakes’ spread.
Young Black men are being denied employment for multifaceted reasons, and when they do find work, are often trapped in low-paying jobs.
During the pandemic, many people relied on social media for distraction and social connection. However, excessive social media use can negatively affect mental health, especially for young people.
Top contributors
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Professor and Director of the Centre for Youth Policy and Education Practice, Monash University
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Assistant Professor, Department of Social Science, York University, Canada
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Professor, Canada Research Chair in Determinants of Child Development, Owerko Centre at the Alberta Children’s Hospital Research Institute, University of Calgary
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Chief executive officer, Grattan Institute
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Professor, Institute for Culture and Society, Western Sydney University
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Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in School-Based Mental Health and Violence Prevention, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa
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PhD candidate (health), Dalhousie University
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Professor, Département des sciences de l'activité physique, Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM)
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Research Fellow, The University of Melbourne
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ARC Senior Research Fellow and Senior Lecturer in Sociology, The University of Melbourne
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Professor, Faculty of Education, Memorial University of Newfoundland
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Full Professor and Associate Vice-President, Research, Mount Saint Vincent University
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Dean of Programs, EM Lyon Business School
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Professor of Geography, The University of Melbourne
