Australian youth most concerned about COVID-19, the environment, and equity and discrimination – survey
Sydney, Australia Australian youth are most concerned about COVID-19, the environment, and equity and discrimination, the annual Mission Australia Youth Survey for 2021 shows. Young people aged 15 to 19 are also personally concerned about coping with stress, mental health, and school or study problems, followed by body image and COVID-19, the report, released on […]
More young people in Australia experiencing psychological distress than seven years ago – report
More young people in Australia are experiencing psychological distress than was the case seven years ago, according to a new joint report from Mission Australia and the Black Dog Institute. The report, Can we talk? Seven year youth mental health report – 2012-2018, shows that almost a quarter (24.2 per cent) of young people aged 15 […]
Young Australians believe mental health is the top issue facing the nation – survey
The number of young Australians who say mental health is the top issue facing the country has risen to more than 40 per cent in the past year, according to Mission Australia’s latest Youth Survey. The survey showed that some 43 per cent of the more than 28,000 young people aged between 15 and 19 […]
Mental health number one issue for young people, says Mission Australia report
Mental health is the number one issue for young people in Australia, according to the latest Mission Australia Youth Survey. With the survey now in its 16th year, the issue has topped concerns for the first time with around a third of the 24,000 young people polled – more than double the proportion that did […]