Welcome to the 2000 stories Victorian Adolescent Health Cohort Study Research Unit

2000 stories is a landmark longitudinal study of adolescent health and development. A group of 2,000 Year 9 Victorian students was selected in 1992 and has been regularly surveyed through secondary school and into adulthood. This study is improving our understanding of adults and how adolescent experiences, health and lifestyles may affect physical and emotional health in young adulthood.

A number of participants have already had babies and many more will do so over the coming years. By age 35, we expect around 2,000 children to be born. We are now speaking to cohort participants about their experiences of pregnancy and parenthood, creating one of the first studies in the world of health and development across generations. This study will improve our understanding of health and wellbeing and help us to promote healthier and happier families.