Resilient Youth: State of the Nation

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.