Wonderful to hear from how livestreams are being used to build connection and self-confidence in young people with illness on live word by Starlight Australia ⭐️ Awesome to see how new technology and opportunities are being utilised to empower young people 👩‍💻#AAAH2022

Another wonderful Starlight Australia presentation: Eden Robertson, PhD highlights key challenges to overcome to truly hear young peoples voices in healthcare. Opportunities for improvement: closing the feedback loop and ensuring priority groups have opportunities to be heard #AAAH2022

#AAAH2022: Centre of Research Excellence in Adolescent Health’s Betty, Peter & Deborah present the co-created national priorities for youth health research & policy. Top 5 priorities: 🧠 Mental Health 🔑Accessibility of care ⚕️Social determinants 🩺 Physical Health 💸 Affordability of care Philippa Collin

#AAAH2022 that’s a wrap! What a wonderful 3 days learning and discussing all things youth health! Especially loved today’s Centre of Research Excellence in Adolescent Health symposium #youthengagement

#OurFutures are recruiting #schools in NSW, WA & QLD to participate in the OurFutures #Vaping trial! This new eHealth program aims to prevent #e-cigarette and tobacco cigarette use among secondary students. To register your interest, please email: [email protected]

Become a Preventure Program facilitator in Australia + deliver evidence-based personality-focused interventions for teens to promote mental health + reduce the risk of substance use. Learn more at positivechoices.org.au/teachers/preve… or email [email protected] . Positive Choices @DrErinKelly

My years in this place have given me a lot more than 2 degrees & a medal 🎓The 17 yr old who started this degree couldn’t have imagined it would lead me where I am today but I’m so grateful that it has. Forever grateful for the incredible people who supported me the whole way.

**1 spot left!!** #OurFutures are seeking one more NSW Independent school to participate in the OurFutures #Vaping trial! To register your interest, please email: [email protected] @AISNSW ACHPER NSW The Matilda Centre Positive Choices

Join Dr Amy-Leigh Rose & Ms Annabelle Hawkins as they unpack the latest trends in e-cigarette use among Australian youth, and offer practical strategies to address #vaping in schools. Register for our FREE webinar next Wed 21st February at 12pm! 🔗 ow.ly/Hh9S50QAUNw

Have you registered yet for our FREE webinar tomorrow at 12pm AEDT? → ow.ly/1gje50QAVeH The Matilda Centre's Dr Amy-Leigh Rowe & Annabelle Hawkins will unpack the latest trends in e-cigarette use among Australian youth + offer practical strategies to address #vaping in schools!

RECRUITING NOW! Researchers at the University of Sydney are looking for secondary schools to deliver our award-winning, evidence-based mental health and substance use prevention programs, Preventure & OurFutures. For more info, contact [email protected]

RECRUITING NOW! Researchers at University of Sydney are looking for Australian secondary schools to deliver our award-winning, evidence-based mental health and substance use prevention programs: #Preventure & #OurFutures. For more information, please email [email protected]

Media release: Demand for new youth anti-vaping program surges as Parliament considers world leading vaping reforms. Mark Butler MP⁩ #auspol ministers.education.gov.au/butler/demand-…

It’s not every day that the Federal Ministers for Education and Health highlight the importance of your work. We’ve poured our hearts and souls into developing this prevention module. Feeling really proud of the OurFutures Vaping program and our incredible team!

We were encouraged to hear today that Federal Ministers Mark Butler MP and Jason Clare MP are combining efforts for empowering young people with education on vapes. Media Release: health.gov.au/ministers/the-…

At #MHIS2024 today in Sydney? Come pop by our Matilda Centre booth to learn more about the lastest research in mental health and substance use and our programs, such as Strong and Deadly Futures, Positive Choices and Our Futures Institute!

#RESEARCH DEPRESSED ADOLESCENTS TWICE AS LIKELY TO VAPE, says new research from the Matilda Centre. Published in the Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, the study surveyed 5157 students from 40 schools in NSW, Qld and WA. Full paper: journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.11…

Exciting to see our research on teen vaping and mental health making international impact A/Prof Emily Stockings The Matilda Centre @aipolsci usnews.com/news/health-ne… Check out the paper here: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/00…

Launching the final session of Day 2, Annabelle Hawkins shares the barriers, facilitators and adjustments looked at for adapting mental health programs for adolescent men #SMHR2024

#RESEARCH THOSE EXPOSED TO CHILDHOOD TRAUMATIC EXPERIENCES BY AGE 12 MORE LIKELY TO VAPE THREE YEARS LATER says new research from Dr Dr Amy-Leigh Rowe and published in Drug&AlcoholReview. Full paper: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/da…