Brain Quiz

Great websites:  ReachOutPro   Moodgym  Reachoutcentral

Teaching Students with Mental Health Disorders - for Teachers (PDF file) (from Canada)

Policy Documents: Students at risk policy draft

ASSESSMENT TOOLS

DEPRESSION IN ADOLESCENTS:

Depressed youth, suicidality and antidepressants - Rey and Dudley (MJA 2005; 182 (8): 378-379)

Risk-taking behaviour of young women in Australia: screening for health-risk behaviours (MJA 2003; 178 (12): 601-604)

When should GP's prescribe antidepressants for adolescent depression? Article by Dr Leanne Rowe, Prof Bruce Tonge, Glenn Melvin; Australian Family Physician Vol. 33, No. 12, December 2004

What causes depression in teenagers? - full text of article by Dr Jane Burns et al (PDF file)

Who are the kids who self-harm? An Australian self-report school survey - Diego De Leo and Travis S Heller

Depression still underestimated - article by Lucy Beaumont, Sunday Age

Depression and Suicide in Children and Adolescents - US Surgeon General's Report

Mood GYM - an interactive website from the Australian National University which provides help for problems with anxiety and depression, and is based on cognitive behavioural and interpersonal therapy.

Complementary treatments for Depression - The Medical Journal of Australia has a review of self-help and complementary treatments of depression from their May 2002 issue. (PDF file)

Facts about Australian young people

Adolescence, Brain Development and Legal Culpability (PDF file)

Youth at risk - finally an explanation (Republished from Seattle Times)

Adolescent Mental Health Promotion - The "My Life" campaign by the Canadian Mental Health Association focuses on youth mental health and is designed to encourage teenagers to talk about their mental health concerns and issues before serious problems arise.

Summary of Professor Michael Sawyer's research into child and adolescent mental health in Australia

Sleep hints from the National Sleep Foundation


MEDIA IMPACT ON YOUNG POPLE:

Adolescents and the media: why don’t paediatricians and parents “get it”? - Victor C Strasburger