Harm reduction
Report
Social media and youth mental health 2023
Calling attention to the growing concerns about the effects of social media on youth mental health, this Advisory explores and describes some of the primary areas for mental health and well-being concerns, and opportunities for additional research to help understand the full scope and scale of social media’s impact.
Discussion paper
Keeping hope: identifying and minimising the risk of distress in practitioners involved in a regulatory process
This paper reports on the first phase of the quality improvement work to better understand practitioner distress and consider further improvements to manage and mitigate that distress during a regulatory process.
Strategy
Northern Territory youth strategy 2023-2033
With a focus on prevention and early intervention, this strategy document offers a whole-of-government approach to acknowledge the positive contribution of young Territorians, while recognising the dedicated services, investment and policies needed across government and non-government sector to enhance the lives of young people in the Territory.
Research Summary
Which programs reduce maltreatment and improve safety for vulnerable children?
This paper shares findings from a rapid evidence scan carried out by Western Sydney University into programs that help to reduce harm and maltreatment, and improve outcomes for vulnerable children aged 0-5 years.
Literature review
A rapid evidence review of early childhood programs to reduce harm and maltreatment and improve school readiness
This report details the findings of two rapid evidence reviews undertaken by Western Sydney University in 2021 to build the body of evidence about reducing harm and/or maltreatment for vulnerable children aged 0-5 years and improving school readiness for vulnerable children under six years of age.