Managing drug risks at youth music festivals
Education and harm minimisation strategies including pill testing should be considered as a means of reducing the most risky behaviour of illicit drug use at large youth festivals, a Flinders expert says.
Adults can support safe use of alcohol
Schoolies festivals are a good time to discuss the risks of excessive drug and alcohol use with teenage children, a Flinders child welfare expert says.
China and US destinations for Endeavour winners
The highly prestigious Endeavour Awards will take Flinders law student Jordan Gifford-Moore (pictured) to China and nursing academic Associate Professor Alison Hutton to the US in 2014.
Schoolies thirsty for support
Young people don’t give much thought to their health or safety before their end-of-school festivals, but are very willing to make use of available support, says nursing academic Alison Hutton.