Adolescence and early adulthood is the peak age of onset for many mental disorders, yet this age group is less likely than others to seek professional help. Young people instead prefer to turn to informal sources of support such as family and friends. As friends become increasingly important during adolescence, a friend is often the...

Between August 2005 and February 2006 the Commission spoke with more than 200 children and young people aged 4–18 years about health and what health means to them. We spoke with children and young people in schools, youth advisory councils, hospitals, and disability services. This paper is a summary of this survey.

How do kids define well-being? This was the starting point for a this study that aims to make kids' views known to the public and to decision-makers. It explores the views of 126 children and young people, and reveals some surprising facts about what makes up and affects kids’ sense of well-being. Most research on...

From January to December 2005, there were a total of 599 deaths of children and young people aged 0 to 17 years registered in New South Wales. Males accounted for 58.3 per cent of these deaths (349 deaths) and females made up 41.7 per cent (250 deaths). Diseases of the respiratory system were among the...