The data suggest that boys experience as much disadvantage as girls.
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Some 80% of young people will experience a traumatic event by the time they become an adult. Here’s how teachers and parents can support them.
When after-school clubs aren’t properly monitored, they can become risky spaces.
Teenagers pick up cues about drinking from you and your family. Here’s how you can help them develop a healthier relationship with alcohol.
With South Africa’s consumption levels higher than the worldwide average, interventions to change the country’s drinking habits are critical.
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow, The Matilda Centre for Research in Mental Health and Substance Use, University of Sydney
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Associate Professor at The Matilda Centre for Research in Mental Health and Substance Use, University of Sydney
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Associate Professor and Director of the SAMRC/Wits Centre for Health Economics and Decision Science - PRICELESS SA (Priority Cost Effective Lessons in Systems Strengthening South Africa), University of the Witwatersrand
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Senior Lecturer, Demography and Population Studies, Schools of Social Sciences and Public Health, University of the Witwatersrand
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Professor, Centre for Alcohol Policy Research, La Trobe University
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Deputy Director, SAHMRI Health Policy Centre, South Australian Health & Medical Research Institute
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Director, Johns Hopkins Urban Health Institute, Johns Hopkins University