Diabetes is a condition in which there is too much sugar in the blood. Children with diabetes usually have Type 1 diabetes, in which the pancreas doesn't make insulin. It is one of the most common chronic diseases in children. This Speaking from experience program offers offer first-hand accounts from people living with type 1 diabetes. It was produced in partnership with Diabetes Australia VIC.

Type 1 diabetes (formerly known as insulin dependent diabetes or juvenile diabetes) is a condition where there is too much glucose or sugar in the blood because the pancreas is unable to make enough insulin. Insulin is the hormone that allows the glucose from the food we eat to enter the cells of the body to provide energy and stores glucose in the liver to be used as it is needed. Insulin replacement is therefore essential for people with type 1...

A scientific and solution-oriented look at the roots of bullying and violent behavior. Using brain imaging (fMRI) and a simple ball-tossing game, researchers demonstrate that the brain looks as though it is in actual physical pain when people are rejected, even when the person doing the rejecting is a total stranger. In contrast, pioneers in education show models of acceptance that influence physical and mental health, self-esteem and even IQ. Experts...

Puberty Blues traces the lives of two adolescent females who have spent the first part of their lives in a group by themselves, while desperately trying to break into the "in" crowd who dominate the Greenhill beach. Once they are accepted into the group, they realise that the group's laid-back, ultra-cool facade is just that: a glossy cover-up. The main protagonist, Debbie (Nell Schofield) and her life-long companion Sue (Jad Capelja) fall into all...

Five short episodes cover the exploits and decisions of eight teenagers over 24 hours. See Bridie Carter (McLeod's Daughters, Dancing with the Stars) in one of her first roles.-Kanopy.

Looks at children with Tourette's syndrome, a rare brain disorder, whose victims twitch, jerk, and are unable to control loud verbal outbursts, some obscene. Because the public lacks knowledge about the disease, these children also suffer public humiliation. "In every school in America, it's likely that at least one child may have Tourette Syndrome. ...[this] documentary that dispels the myths of Tourette Syndrome through the experiences of young...

Winner of the Best Film and Fipresci prizes at the Istanbul International Film Festival, Reha Erdem's Times and winds is a film "bewitched by the rhythms of everyday life" (The village voice). "Magnificent ... A humanist epic!" - LA Weekly.

"We must understand that in the trauma survivor, self injury is functional. It always performs some deep, underlying function. Most generally, it's an attempt to ward off worse harm." David Calof. A client's self mutilating behavior can be extremely challenging for the therapist. This video series discusses the range of traumatic causes of self mutilation, and the forms that it takes, as well as interventions that can provide more adaptive responses....

Thirteen-year-old Kayla endures the tidal wave of contemporary suburban adolescence as she makes her way through the last week of middle school (the end of her thus far disastrous eighth grade year) before she begins high school.

During adolescence, physical changes deeply affect an individual's self-concept. This impact is intensified when maturation is early or late. We discuss nutritional disorders, teen pregnancy, sexually transmitted diseases, drug/alcohol use, and other related issues within the context of physical change.