Community-led responses to youth substance use in Australia: lessons learnt from the youth drug and alcohol symposium
Adolescence is a critical period of physiological, psychosocial and social development, during which young people begin to assert independence and make lifestyle choices that shape long-term health and education trajectories.
Authors
- Smita Shah (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7675-1834)
- Michelle I. Jongenelis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0717-1692)
- Emily Stockings (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5349-951X)
- Catriona Lockett (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-8662-4713)
- Dennis Kaip
- Sarah Andrews
Institutions
- University of Technology Sydney (AU)
- The University of Sydney (AU)
- The University of Melbourne (AU)
- Sydney Local Health District (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMJ Paediatrics Open
- Published
- 2026-01-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjpo-2025-004085
- Primary Topic
- Impact of Education Environments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00