Arts & Social Sciences

Discussing the birds and bees won't change when teenagers decide to have sex, but it will make their sexual practices safer.

A Centre for Social Research in Health report says stigma towards hepatitis C is a big barrier to prevention and treatment.

New research shows it's possible to be potentially dangerously addicted to exercise.

The youth mental health service provider is 'failing' the people it's meant to serve, say experts.

Women keep society ticking over then many retire into poverty because of the structured discrimination they face along the way.

When it comes to digital health records, the public isn't worried the government has anything sinister in mind. They just think it's incompetent.

The NDIS needs a lot more work for it to be truly inclusive, says Director Engagement of the UNSW Disability Innovation Institute, Rosemary Kayess.

All sorts of people use steroids for all sorts of reasons.

Was Greens MP Adam Bandt correct when he tweeted that one in four people living in poverty work full time?

A survey identified hundreds of young Australians who are caring for family members with mental illnesses, alcohol and drug addictions.

Professor Peter Reuter has been mentoring Professor Alison Ritter for 20 years, since the early days of the Drug Policy Modelling Program.

How is China responding to its old age boom?

ABC's The Signal reviews the New South Wales inquest into drug-related deaths at music festivals in the state.

Could treating people with substance use issues as criminals be doing more harm than the drug itself?