New Zealand's youth mental health care continues to experience a rolling crisis with long waiting times for services. There have been calls to expand the mental health workforce and to diversify the range of available services.
Apr 11, 2024
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As digital media becomes an increasing part of daily life for teens, the question of how heightened screen time will impact their brains in the future is becoming more pressing.
Apr 10, 2024
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Cancer cases are increasing among young people, with rising instances of colorectal cancer in people under age 55 and cervical cancer diagnoses ticking up for women ages 33 to 44, according to the American Cancer Society.
Apr 10, 2024
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Parents and youth sport coaches need to have positive relationships to foster positive sporting experiences and enable young people to reach their sporting potential—but there's currently no clear direction about the best ...
Apr 10, 2024
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The evidence on the use of puberty blockers and hormones for children and young people experiencing gender related distress is wholly inadequate, making it impossible to gauge their effectiveness or their impact on mental ...
Apr 9, 2024
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Creating art for healing purposes dates back tens of thousands of years, to the practices of First Nations people around the world. Art therapy uses creative processes, primarily visual art such as painting, drawing or sculpture, ...
Apr 9, 2024
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Schools and colleges have a crucial role to play in supporting children's mental health. They are places where young people's mental health difficulties are identified and help is provided, and they can promote all pupils' ...
Apr 9, 2024
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A study from the University of Jyväskylä confirms the concerns raised in the public domain about how young people's decreased fitness may affect their future work ability. The association of low youth cardiorespiratory ...
Apr 8, 2024
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They slow down breathing. First, you lose consciousness, then your heart stops beating.
Apr 8, 2024
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Society has a complicated relationship with adolescents. We want to protect them as children and yet launch them into adulthood. Adolescents face risks from testing out independence, navigating peer relationships, developing ...
Apr 4, 2024
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