Drug-taking is less prevalent on campus than students think

Students believe their friends are all experimenting with drugs, but survey shows that's not true

Day of the Girl: why we must debate the age of consent

Setting a globally agreed legal age of marriage only deals with half the issue, argues Doortje Braeken

Who is looking after the sexual health and wellbeing of young people in care?

Foster carers can feel very anxious about the guidance they are able to give, but their input is essential, writes Louise Tickle

Rochdale police and council ‘repeatedly warned’ about sex abuse risk in town

NHS team made 83 referrals to borough council from 2004-10 in town harbouring gang of nine finally jailed over child sex ring

Surviving freshers’ flu: student health questions answered

Our health expert answers your questions on everything from freshers' flu and hangovers to diet and STDs

Call for ban on TV junk food ads before 9pm watershed

Overhaul regulation to tackle soaring rates of obesity among children and young people, doctors say

How do we teach young people what sexual consent really means?

Reports from youth workers suggest that many young people are confused as to what constitutes rape. But recent events show that they are not the only ones

‘We want to de-stigmatise awkward conversations about sex’

Jarrett Chamberlin explains how young people in a Bristol team are answering their peers' questions about sex

Sex education in Bali: a community approach

Ayu Ratna Wulandari describes how volunteers are supporting young people online and face-to-face

Louisiana school ordered to stop pregnancy tests on ‘suspect’ students

ACLU denounces Delhi Charter School's policy of forcing tests on female students and banning them if results are confirmed