Love your Car? Don’t Take the Risk
Certainly, inexperience is a factor in the higher rate of injuries and deaths among young people. However, other factors also need to be considered....
17
Jan
Alcohol
24
Jan
Adolescent Dating Violence
Adolescent dating violence (ADV) is something that doesn’t get spoken about much in Western Australia, yet if the statistics from other countries are anything to go by, there is a large problem that exists under the silence. In Canada, one in three young people experience dating...
20
Sep
Young People, illicit drug use and harm reduction.
The Alcohol and Drug Foundation has recently released research into harm reduction and illicit drug use amongst young people. It makes for thought-provoking reading. Compared to other age groups, young adults in the 18 – 24 age range are most likely to have used illicit drugs...
27
Jul
YOUNG WRITERS SPACE | Managing Peer Pressure at Parties
Introduction: Young Writers SpaceIt is great to introduce Haydn to readers. Haydn is a young person, who is an aspiring writer, and we are privileged to have him writing and sharing some of his experiences for other young people.Haydn has studied commerce at UWA, majoring in...
23
Jun
Drink Spiking
Drink spiking is when a person deliberately adds alcohol or another drug to someone else’s drink without them knowing. Read more...
15
Jun
Alcohol and Under 18’s
Like many things in life, the information on the consumption of alcohol amongst young people under the age of 18 is a mix of positive and concerning news. The positive is that the average age at which young people (14 – 24 years) first try alcohol...