Children and teenagers' exposure to risk online and methods to reduce harm

Understanding experiences of parenting children in the age of online technology and pornography.

Health needs of deported U.S. military veterans in Tijuana, Mexico

Study using qualitative methods to examine their health status and health needs.

Communicable disease screening and prevalence among migrants

A study to improve communicable disease health outcomes among migrants entering Australia.

CREIDU: Centre for Research Excellence into Injecting Drug Use

Improving the health of PWID through new research to inform public health policy and practice.

EC Australia: The vital missing link to eliminating hepatitis C

Australia’s first nationally coordinated response to hepatitis C aims to achieve elimination by 2030.

EDRS: Ecstasy and related Drugs Reporting System

EDRS aims to examine trends in the use of ecstasy and other drugs among regular users.

Engaging men to improve family health and prevent gender-based violence

ANCP project to contribute to the improvement of the health of men, their families and communities.

Evaluation of GLBTIQ-specific group counselling at the Victorian AIDS Council

Evaluation of GLBTIQ-specific group counselling for substance misuse and mental health issues at VAC.

Fitspiration and Social Media

“Fitspiration” promotes exercise and health, but emerging research shows this can impact body image.

HCV Elimination Modelling

Providing evidence-based policy recommendations for prevention, testing and treatment of Hepatitis C.

Hepatitis C brief reports

Summaries of published hepatitis C research from Burnet Institute are now available to read and download.

IDRS: Illicit Drug Reporting System

A strategic early warning system identifying emerging trends related to illicit drugs.

Intimate attitudes, practices and knowledge among Chinese-speaking international students

A survey of international students' sexual behaviors, knowledge of STIs, sexual education and pornography.

MIDY: The Mobile Intervention for Drinking in Young People (pilot)

Testing a mobile phone-based intervention delivered during drinking events in young people.

New media and technology in current health promotion practice

Investigating new media/technology interventions in health promotion practice in Australia.

Opportunities to improve the health of behaviourally bisexual men in Vientiane, Laos

Men with bisexual behaviour in Laos engage in high-risk behaviours with low access to sexual health care.

PATH Cohort Study

A cohort study of the trajectories of prisoners with a history of injecting drug use after release from prison.

Pornography and Young People

Exploring trends in pornography use among young people in the Australian context.

SCOPE - Social Connectivity: Online Perceptions and Experiences

Encouraging young people to discuss with peers issues relating to technology, sex and relationships.

Sex, Drugs, and Rock'n'Roll (Big Day Out Study)

A landmark study since 2005 of young people's risk behaviours including sex, drug use and alcohol.

Sexual Health And Risk Prevention (SHARP) Study

Assessing responses to HIV prevention measures among Australian MSM.

SimDrink: Using simulation modelling to perform alcohol policy experiments

An agent-based model of young, heavy drinkers for conducting alcohol policy experiments.

Substance use and related harms among young people in the Solomon Islands

Quantitative and qualitative research into youth substance use in the Solomon Islands.

SuperMIX: The Melbourne Injecting Drug User Cohort Study

A five-year study of the dynamics of cessation of injecting drug use and any subsequent relapse.

VMAX: Understanding meth use in Victoria

Aims to determine meth use in Melbourne and three regional Victorian areas.

WHISPER and SHOUT - mHealth interventions among Kenyan sex workers

Mobile phone-based health promotions sent to sex workers in Mombasa.

Young Adults and Alcohol Study

This study examines patterns of risky drinking in a cohort of young Melburnians.