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25.01.2022 Some of the physical health related findings from the ARCHER Study; During the study it was found that nearly one-third of young people exceeded the normal weight range for their age and gender. Parents reported only one in ten young people were meeting the national guidelines for recommended physical activity. Hours of sleep on both school nights and on the weekends decreased as young people matured.... Fewer hours of sleep on the weekends at the start of the ARCHER study was associated with being overweight at the one-year follow-up. Want to hear more findings from the ARCHER study? Join us at the School of Rural Health on Wed Sept 19th at 5pm.

24.01.2022 Need to update your ARCHER email or mailing contact details so we can send you the latest newsletter and study results. Go to our weblink below. http://sydney.edu.au//rural-he/research/ARCHER/contact.php

22.01.2022 Some of the physical health related findings from the ARCHER Study; It was found that changes in foot length could be a useful novel and cheap way to detect early puberty rapid foot growth equalled more rapid pubertal change. Want to hear more findings from the ARCHER study? Join us at the School of Rural Health on Wed 19th at 5pm.

22.01.2022 We are delighted to have an ARCHER family in today that has traveled back to Australia (not just to complete their final Wave D visit) from Russia. They have spent the last 2 years educating and supporting adolescents in need in Russia. So while the weather here has been COLD over the last few days, spare a thought for this family staying in Krasnoyarsk where it gets to MINUS 36 degrees!

21.01.2022 Recruitment for ARCHER 2 is OPEN. Everybodys participation is REALLY valuable and we hope that you will consider remaining in the study. Please call or email us if you have any questions. Ph 68820288 or [email protected]

21.01.2022 A BIG THANK YOU to the Rotary Club of Dubbo West Inc for a second generous donation of $500 this month to help us continue the ARCHER study. Donated funds contribute to research equipment and participant activities assisting us to progress this valuable and important adolescent research. https://www.facebook.com/DubboWestRotary

21.01.2022 The next Youth Health Forum being run in Dubbo and Orange is open to any interested ARCHER supporters!

21.01.2022 Here is a great report that shows how we can encourage our young people to have a healthy lifestyle. It includes practical advice to help parents build healthy food environments, establish positive physical activity and good eating habits from an early age. https://www.vichealth.vic.gov.au//influencing-childrens-he

18.01.2022 Listen out for A/Professor Catherine Hawkes interview on ABC Central West radio this morning discussing the ARCHER Study findings... http://radio.abc.net.au/stations/local_centralwest/live

17.01.2022 Wowour last #ARCHERstudy visit! This world-first research began in 2011 with 342 adolescents and parents helping us discover the true effects of puberty hormones on #adolescent health and wellbeing. This is only the beginning, with more than 100 adolescents already reconsented for #ARCHER2! Its never too late to sign up, even if it is more than a year since your last visit. Please give Lisa a call on 6882 0288 or email us: [email protected]

17.01.2022 The ARCHER team would like to send a "Good luck Shout-Out" to all families involved in this years HSC. The Reachout website provides some useful tips for students and parents. ://au.reachout.com/wellbeing/school-uni-and-study/exams-and-study-stress

16.01.2022 The ARCHER team is mailing out our EOY newsletter with some study findings so far. It has been sometime since we checked everyones contact details. Please use the link below to update your details. Please share with any other ARCHER parents you know who may not be friends on our page. http://sydney.edu.au//rural-he/research/ARCHER/contact.php

16.01.2022 You are invited to hear about the study findings to dateten years in the making. To all our ARCHER families, participants and community supporters please join the ARCHER team for an update on the key findings for the original study relating to the hormones, health, education, environments and relationships examined in the ARCHER Study. Professor Kate Steinbeck Associate Professor Catherine Hawke ... Professor Philip Hazell Scientia Professor Andrew Martin Associate Professor Margot Rawsthorne and Dr Georgina Luscombe We will be recording the presentations and can provide those to anyone interested who is unable to make it in person. Details Date: Wednesday 19 September 2018 Time: 5 pm for refreshments with presentations from 5.30pm to 7pm followed by an opportunity for questions. Orange: Function Room, Audley Building, Bloomfield campus Cnr Canobolas Drive and Acacia Way, 1502 Forest Rd Dubbo: Admin Conference Room, SRH Dubbo Campus, 11 Moran Drive RSVP Please RSVP to [email protected] or [email protected] or 0417 499 515 for catering purposes by Tuesday 18

15.01.2022 The ARCHER team was pleased to present some of the ARCHER results to date to families at the Orange and Dubbo seminars this week. Great also to have feedback from parents about topics they see as important in the lives of rural adolescents.

14.01.2022 Dear ARCHER Families, Have you replied yet for the end of year party for 2015!! We hope you can join us! Please rsvp to [email protected] or call 6882 0288 Tuesday Dec 1st - Bowling in Orange Tuesday Dec 8th - the Pool/Waterslide in Dubbo

14.01.2022 Dear ARCHER Families, Please find attached our latest newsletter. This was emailed or posted yesterday. Just a reminder also about letting us know if you wish to continue to be involved with ARCHER 2. More details are in the newsletter. We wish you all the best for the Term 3 school holidays. Kind regards,

13.01.2022 Some of the educational related findings from the ARCHER Study; As puberty progressed it was shown that young people had a lower confidence in their academic ability and were less interested in achieving academically which was then associated with lower achievement overall at school. Want to hear more from the ARCHER study? Join us at the School of Rural Health on Wed September 19th at 5pm.

12.01.2022 An ENORMOUS thank you to the NSW State Branch of the CWA, who have donated $15,000 to support the continuation of the ARCHER study. We are very grateful to all volunteers who support the CWA and have therefore made this generous donation possible. Information about staying involved will be in your mailbox soon!

12.01.2022 We are hoping to boost rural representation in this important study. Please pass onto any young person who you think may be interested. Are you 12 to 24 years old and live in NSW? Fill out this confidential survey on health services and help improve them. You will also get a chance to win 1 of 20 gift vouchers! Click here for more info: http://bit.ly/nswyouth

10.01.2022 "Growing up in the Country" - In their own words. Some early results from the ARCHER study were presented in Darwin this week by our summer scholar, Greg Martin and ARCHER staff, Karen Paxton and Georgina Luscombe. A BIG SHOUT OUT to the Dubbo medical students, Anna Lawless, Henry Guo and Olivia Watson that helped with the data for this presentation.

10.01.2022 Thanks to the families and adolescents who have trekked into the ARCHER offices for school holidays visits. Lisa Riley has been extremely busy finishing ARCHER 1 visits AND seeing the families who are staying on for ARCHER 2! Many have arrived for their research office visit on bikes or scooters and the boarding school kids are clocking up hours on their L plates! So if you havent quite got around to getting the ARCHER 2 paperwork back to us, we are still re-enrolling families so give Lisa a call on 68820288 or or email us [email protected]. Its never too late....

09.01.2022 Some of the mental health related findings from the ARCHER Study; Eight in ten young people believed they could achieve goals and cope with life stressors. This proportion increased with time. However just under a third of the young people in the study had experienced significant symptoms of depression at some point during the three-year study. The prevalence of these symptoms increased with increasing age, with up to 17% of 15-17-year olds experiencing psychological distres...s. There was an association between perceptions about weight and symptoms of depression. This was particularly the case for all young people who recognised that they were overweight and for young women who thought themselves to be overweight but were at a healthy weight. Want to hear more from the ARCHER study? Join us at the School of Rural Health on Wed 19th at 5pm.

09.01.2022 Dear ARCHER Families, On behalf of the ARCHER Study team we would like to extend an invitation to our next information evening to all families who have been part of the ARCHER Study. We will be presenting key findings from the four ARCHER Study surveys. We hope you can find time to join us. DATES: ... Tuesday Dec 6th in Dubbo or Wednesday Dec 7th in Orange Please RSVP for catering purposes by Dec 3rd. This is a family friendly evening aimed at parents and adolescents. We can also provide supervision for younger siblings, who may also need to come along on the night. The study results presented will be aimed at both parents and adolescents, so we would encourage both to attend where possible. We appreciate that after hours commitments for parents and adolescents are often hard to coordinate, especially in December and we will be providing an information summary and recording of the presentations by request to interested families that are unable to attend. Parents with adolescents away at boarding school will also be provided with the information summary.

08.01.2022 ARCHER young people. Please share; If youre under 25 and tired of being stereotyped, enter the Real NSW photo competition now. Show NSW the real you and win prizes: www.acyp.nsw.gov.au/real-nsw Competition closes July 15. The NSW Advocate for Children and Young People invites you to participate in a photo competition which gives you the opportunity to show NSW the real you! Get involved by taking a photo thats a glimpse into your world, such as your creative hobbies, eng...aging with your local community, volunteering, playing sports, exploring your favourite places, or hanging with your friends at school. Enter the competition to win prizes and have your photo publicly displayed.

07.01.2022 ARCHER team in Darwin presenting at the National Rural Health Conference. Our talk was well received. More of this presentation to our families in June! http://www.ruralhealth.org.au/13nrhc/homepage

05.01.2022 Listen out for A/Professor Catherine Hawke's interview on ABC Central West radio this morning discussing the ARCHER Study findings... http://radio.abc.net.au/stations/local_centralwest/live

04.01.2022 To all our ARCHER supporters, please come along to hear about our study findings.

03.01.2022 Flyers to our next ARCHER seminar will be in the mail this week. We hope to see you all there!

01.01.2022 ARCHER YOUTH! PLEASE SHARE. Do you love art and design? Do you want to have your creative design seen across NSW? Do you want to win $1,000? Aspiring young designers needed to help create the look for the Youth Week 2017 in NSW website, posters and other promotional materials. http://www.youthweek.nsw.gov.au/