Adolescent Medicine
Centre for Research into Adolescents’ Health (CRASH)
Mission
The mission of the Centre for Research into Adolescents’ Health, situated within the Department of Adolescent Medicine at Westmead Hospital is:
To contribute to the improved health of young Australians by conducting or supporting quality research and using the findings to inform policy development, promote good clinical and public health practice and provide a foundation for constructive advocacy.
The primary activity of CRASH is to conduct, facilitate and review quality research.
Goals and objectives
Goals
1 To ensure effective governance and management of the CRASH to optimise its contribution to improving the health of young people
2a To enhance and expand the program of research into eating disorders
2b To plan and develop a program of research into attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
2c To maintain and expand the program of research into physical activity and overweight, particularly through involvement in the Australian Child and Adolescent Obesity Research Network (ACAORN)
2d To continue current research into access to primary health care among young people through the Access Study
2e To establish and maintain the Australian Adolescent Health Monitoring System (AAHMS) and to expand the system to include young indigenous Australians and out-of-school young people
2f To establish a program of research on the sexual and reproductive health of young people
3 To contribute to the health literacy of young people by providing a widely accessible source of health-related information and opportunities to develop life skills
4 To provide support for the development of sound, evidence-based policy at the school, area health service, local, state and national government levels, and by non-government organisations
5 To contribute to the education of the community, undergraduates, post-graduate coursework and thesis students and to continuing education among all professionals who work with young people
6 To provide effective advocacy on behalf of young people
