Alcohol

Certainly, inexperience is a factor in the higher rate of injuries and deaths among young people. However, other factors also need to be considered....

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...

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...

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...

Drink spiking is when a person deliberately adds alcohol or another drug to someone else’s drink without them knowing. Read more...

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...

PLEASE NOTE that Youth Legal Service is unable to take on any new matters until after the 30th November 2024. 

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