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Centre for Adolescent Health (CAH) retweeted
10 Nov 2025
Unpacking pathways into & out of homelessness for Australian adolescents — join the conversation at our next seminar series!
Speaker🗣️A/Prof @DrJessHeerde
Date📅13 November 2025
Time🕐1:00pm - 2:00pm AEDT
Where📍Online - register to attend here 🔗 bit.ly/CRECOP
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Centre for Adolescent Health (CAH) retweeted
Almost 1/3 of young people vape monthly & rates increase with age, a new #MCRI led study finds. The study is the first of its kind into the prevalence of #vaping & #smoking among 10-21 year olds. @CancerVic, @susansawyer01, @CforAH
The @guardian article: tinyurl.com/26jchnk9
ALT Three teenagers outside
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20 Oct 2025
If you want to learn more about our Postgraduate Courses in Adolescent Health and Wellbeing, then register for tonight's information session!
Register to attend here 🔗mcri.zoom.us/webinar/registe…
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Centre for Adolescent Health (CAH) retweeted
Australian teenagers are being sought for a new study by #MCRI and @Deakin that will monitor the impact of a world first #socialmedia ban on their phone use, screentime, #mentalhealth and #wellbeing 📵@susansawyer01 @CforAH @SylviaCLin
➡️ direc.to/nH_4
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Centre for Adolescent Health (CAH) retweeted
7 Oct 2025
Do you want to learn about the Second Lancet Commission on Adolescent Health & Wellbeing?
Join us THIS THURSDAY as we explore progress, challenges, emerging drivers and next steps for advancing adolescent health & wellbeing globally.
Register & join 🔗bit.ly/CRECOP
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11 Sep 2025
Join us for todays seminar - Shaping Global Health: WHO-Funded Initiatives Defining Quality Standards and Core Competencies for Adolescent Health.
Online TODAY, at 1:00pm AEST
Register to join here bit.ly/CRECOP
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4 Aug 2025
To launch #HomelessnessWeek, @DrJessHeerde was invited to speak on a panel at the MCM’s Victorian Youth Homelessness Snapshot: A Call to Action.
Learn more homelessnessaustralia.org.au…
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4 Aug 2025
Jess also got the opportunity to speak with the Minister of Housing, Harriet Shing and some amazing youth homelessness advocates!
#Homelessness #YouthHomelessness
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30 Jul 2025
📢What do you think of the Social Media Ban for Teens?
Have your say!
Take part in important research about Australia's social media ban for teens under 16.
▶️ Complete the survey here: redcap.link/connected-minds-…
#SocialMediaBan #SocialMedia #Teens
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Centre for Adolescent Health (CAH) retweeted
22 May 2025
📣 New in @LancetChildAdol w/ @TheLancet commission on #adolescenthealth!
☑️ A checklist for reporting youth engagement in peer-reviewed research
✍️@DavidImbago @ChoonaraShakira @SurabhiDogra @MensaKwao @susansawyer01 🔗 tinyurl.com/mayecheck @UCSFPediatrics
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21 Jul 2025
Wanting to gain an understanding of #AdolescentHealth? ✅
Looking for #skills that will help you professionally?✅
Gain exposure to adolescent health studies with our free CAH & @UniMelbMDHS #shortcourse on adolescent health & wellbeing. 👨🎓
Starts Aug 4
bit.ly/3clQPEM
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16 Jul 2025
Mid-Year applications for postgraduate study in Adolescent Health & Wellbeing are closing soon!
Study online with the CAH at the University of Melbourne, Australia's #1 ranked University, #19 globally.
Applications close on July 18.
Learn more & apply study.unimelb.edu.au/lp/mdhs…
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Centre for Adolescent Health (CAH) retweeted
7 Jul 2025
📢Join us for this month's seminar 'Can whole-school approaches support adolescent mental health? Current evidence and future directions'.
When 📅 10th July 2025
Time 🕞 1:00 pm AEST
Where 📍 Online - register to attend here - bit.ly/CRECOP
#adolescence
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Centre for Adolescent Health (CAH) retweeted
MCRI's Luo Li, Prof Pete Azzopardi, Molly O'Sullivan & Prof @susansawyer01, part of the global charge to improve health outcomes for young people, have co-authored a @theMJA piece, calling for more funding & support. | @MelbourneGlobal @CforAH
More 👇 insightplus.mja.com.au/2025/…
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Centre for Adolescent Health (CAH) retweeted
26 Jun 2025
It is always a privilege to work with students and mentor our next generation of medical practitioners.
Congratulations to Anton, Urvi and Erin!
You each completed very important projects important for #preventing and addressing child and adolescent #homelessness.
26 Jun 2025
Congratulations to the University of Melbourne medical students, Anton Lu, Urvi Bharania and Erin Bennett who recently completed their research placements with the Centre for Adolescent Health, working alongside the Homelessness team under the supervision of @DrJessHeerde 🥳
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26 Jun 2025
Congratulations to the University of Melbourne medical students, Anton Lu, Urvi Bharania and Erin Bennett who recently completed their research placements with the Centre for Adolescent Health, working alongside the Homelessness team under the supervision of @DrJessHeerde 🥳
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