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Peer groups can be a very positive influence on your teenager's life.

Children and young people may find it difficult to open up about their problems. These tips can help you to find someone to talk to about your feelings and worries.

Information about young people, including fact sheets on health, development, puberty, identity, risk taking, school, sex and sexuality and health conditions.

Snacks are an important part of a healthy diet for active children, so offer nutritious as well as high energy snacks.

Did you know that deaths from injury are 2.6 times more common for men in Australia than women? That men are more likely to die from preventable diseases? While these statistics paint an alarming picture of Australian men’s health, the good news is we’ve got some practical, expert advice to improve your chance of living a long and healthy life.

Give your child opportunities to appreciate their body for what it can do, rather than what it looks like.

Teenagers use drugs for similar reasons that adults do.

Eating disorders are on the increase in children and young people. Identifying the signs and seeking early treatment is the best way to begin the journey to recovery.

Growing up is not easy and at each stage of development, from pre-primary right through to the teen years, there are challenges that will test a child’s emotional and mental health.

Your body image is how you think and feel about your body. Although traditionally thought of as a women's health concern, body image issues can affect men and people of all ages and genders.