Our research partnership with the University of Adelaide goes from strength to strength.
Earlier this year Dr Mark Kohler of the University of Adelaide’s Wellbeing in Learning & Development (WiLD) Laboratory and team, published the ‘Resilient Youth: State of the Nation 2023’ report. All data was collected from the annual Resilient Youth Australia Resilience Survey of around 140,000 students in Grades 3-12, across every state and territory.
Head over to the University of Adelaide Newsroom for a detailed article including recommendations to address Australian youth’s poor mental health:
As students largely consider schools as safe, supportive, and positive places to be, they should be used to address the wellbeing of young Australians by using proactive, evidence-based programs that are continuously measured.
Schools should be empowered with knowledge and context-specific student mental health data to inform their approach.
Wellbeing should be prioritised as a way of influencing academic outcomes, given the evidence showing a strong correlation linking good mental health and academic success.
(https://www.adelaide.edu.au/newsroom/news/list/2024/02/06/young-australians-are-still-struggling)
The Resilient Youth: 2023 State of the Nation Report, is available at the WiLD website.