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Trajectories of childhood body mass index are associated with adolescent sagittal standing posture

The objective of this study is to identify distinct age-related trajectory classes of body mass index (BMI) z-scores from childhood to adolescence

Can joined-up data lead to joined-up thinking? The Western Australian Developmental Pathways Project

Modern societies are challenged by "wicked problems" - by definition, those that are difficult to define, multi-casual and hard to treat.

The mental health and wellbeing of adolescents on remand in Australia

To compare the nature & prevalence of mental health problems, prevalence of suicidal ideation & behaviour, & health-related quality of life of 13-17-year-olds..

Dietary patterns and markers for the metabolic syndrome in Australian adolescents

Overweight and other risk factors for cardiovascular disease (CVD) as well as their clustering, are increasingly prevalent among adolescents.

Improving the wellbeing of Australian children and youth: the importance of bridging the know-do gap

Improving the wellbeing of Australian children and youth: the importance of bridging the know-do gap

Vaccinating young adults against HPV: the importance of understanding health decision-making and behaviour

Vaccination of young teenage females against human papillomavirus (HPV) with a newly licenced quadrivalent vaccine designed to prevent cervical cancer and...

Evaluation of a public education campaign to support parents to reduce adolescent alcohol use

The Parents, Young People and Alcohol campaign achieved high awareness and positively influenced parental outcomes

Proximity to Liquor Stores and Adolescent Alcohol Intake: A Prospective Study

Liquor store availability in early adolescence may be a risk factor for alcohol intake in early and middle, but not late, adolescence

Does the Risk Outweigh the Benefits? Adolescent Responses to Completing Health Surveys

Self-reported experiences of adolescents in population-based samples when completing health-related surveys on topics with varying potential for evoking distres

Puberty suppression in transgender children and adolescents

We review the available empirical evidence on the cognitive, physical, and surgical implications of puberty suppression in gender-incongruent children and adolescents