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New research has confirmed what many carers and clinicians have long suspected. Youth in foster care who live with a mental health diagnosis are far more likely to misuse alcohol, cannabis or nicotine than their peers. They also respond less well to the brief support sessions designed to help them cut down. The study appears

Childhoods marked by neglect, abuse or upheaval leave marks that can last well beyond the years they happened. A large new review of research confirms just how far those marks can reach. It links adverse childhood experiences to some of the most serious outcomes a young person can face, including death by suicide. Substance use

New research suggests that childhood trauma carried by fathers long before their own children were even born may still be shaping how those children behave today. A study tracking hundreds of American families has found that children of fathers who experienced adversity growing up are noticeably more likely to show behaviour problems in their early

Why School Based Drug Education Belongs in the Science of Resilience New findings from brain science and education research are changing how communities view school based drug education. Researchers no longer treat it as one isolated lesson. Instead, they place it within life course science, alongside growing research on youth resilience. Two recent studies show

INTRODUCTION: A Crisis Hiding In Plain Sight Two numbers define the scale of the problem. In the United States alone, more than 100,000 people die from opioid-related overdoses every year. Among 15-year-olds in England, 44 per cent have been offered drugs and nearly a quarter have used them. These figures represent the downstream consequences of

Queensland’s child safety system is not just failing children; it is warehousing them, exposing them to abuse, and then acting shocked when the damage shows up as violence, exploitation, and chaos. But if this crisis is to be understood properly, it must be framed not only as a care-system failure, but as a prevention and

Building a Healthier Future Through Conscious Choices Making choices that support personal health and long-term well-being is one of the most empowering journeys a young person can embark upon today. In a world full of academic pressures, social media expectations, and peer influences, deciding to look after your mind and body is a profound act

(The Dalgarno Institute has decades long history in not only advocating, but practicing in this space. The school social context is an intense micro-verse that until recent decades, was a place where proactive, resilience and agency building education was standard. However, other agendas have seen that best-practice model not only interrupted, but displaced with not