Background to the Young People’s Mental Health and Alcohol and Other Drug Use: Priorities for Action 2020-2025
We know that 3 in 4 people with a mental illness develop symptoms before the age of 25; that there is a lack of young people accessing services and seeking help; and that non health services and organisations are important in both preventing mental illness from developing and facilitating recovery. Poor mental health costs the Australian economy an estimated $200-$220 billion in 2018-19, which does not include the substantial impacts of COVID-19...continue reading...
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Mental ill health is a major health concern for Australians with almost half of the population either directly or indirectly experiencing the impact of mental illness...continue reading...
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References
Capital Health Ntework. (n.d.). Health priority: Mental health. https://www.chnact.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/HPIS-Mental-Health.pdf
Government of Western Australia Mental Health Commission. (n.d.). Background to the young people’s mental health and alcohol and other drug use: Priorities for action 2020-2025. https://www.mhc.wa.gov.au/about-us/major-projects/young-people-priorities-for-action/background-to-the-young-people-s-mental-health-and-alcohol-and-other-drug-use-priorities-for-action-2020-2025/