Young Australians increasingly get news from social media, but many don't understand algorithms
Adults might assume young people are not engaged in current affairs.
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Oct 23, 2023
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Seven red flags your teen might be in an abusive relationship. And six signs it's escalating
Australian teens need adults to help them recognize red flags for potentially abusive relationships.
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Sep 11, 2023
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Girls in Texas could get birth control at federal clinics, until a Christian father objected
On the vast Texas Panhandle, raked by wind and relentless sun, women might drive for hours to reach Haven Health, a clinic in Amarillo.
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Mar 10, 2023
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Holiday tension: One in three parents say their teen regularly attends religious services with the family
For some families, holiday traditions may also include midnight mass, synagogue services and other religious rituals.
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Dec 19, 2022
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Child stars: The power and the price of cuteness
Anyone who was paying attention to North American pop culture in the late 1990s and early 2000s will remember that it was a moment fascinated with childhood. The most mainstream entertainment revolved around idealized images ...
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Sep 21, 2022
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What drives young people to commit hate crimes
It happened again over the weekend: another mass shooting and alleged hate crime, this time in Buffalo, New York, that left 10 dead and three injured. Most of the victims were Black. The 18-year-old accused shooter said he ...
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May 19, 2022
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How a police contact by middle school leads to different outcomes for Black, white youth
For Black youth, an encounter with police by eighth grade predicts they will be arrested by young adulthood—but the same is not true for white youth, a new University of Washington study finds.
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Dec 3, 2020
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Teens with at least one close friend can better cope with stress than those without
Teenagers who have at least one close friendship are better able to bounce back from stress. This is one of the latest findings from the Growing Up In Australia study.
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Nov 25, 2019
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A bad rap: New study finds pop lyrics contain just as many references to violence as hip-hop music
Bubbly pop songs continue to dominate the radio waves. However, a new study suggests that pop music's friendly sound might mask nefarious lyrics.
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Mar 6, 2019
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Current state of the American family
Most young Americans plan to get married someday, but more than 40 percent of births now occur outside marriage, and the American family itself has become far more diverse and varied.
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Oct 21, 2014
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