DID YOU KNOW?
Around 1 in 32 (180,000) Australian children aged under 18 came into contact with the child protection system.
- 45,400 Australian children aged under 18 became subjects of substantiated maltreatment
- 55,850 received out-of-home care
(Child Protection Australia, 2022-23)
Top reasons people sought assistance from homelessness services:
- 19% Housing crisis
- 16% Family and domestic violence
- 12% Relationship/family breakdowns
(AIHW Specialist homelessness services annual report 2021–22)
Mental health disorders among people aged 16-24 have escalated by nearly 50% over the past 15 years. Anxiety disorders were the most common condition, experienced by 2 in 5 young women and 1 in 4 young men.
(National Study of Mental Health and Wellbeing)
23% of people experiencing homelessness (almost 1 in 4) are children and young people aged between 12 and 24.
(ABS Census 2021)
272,700 people were supported by homelessness services across Australia.
(AIHW, Specialist Homelessness Services Annual Report 2021-22)
On any given night, 122,494 people in Australia are experiencing homelessness.
(ABS Census 2021)
There were 3,249 suicide deaths in Australia, with a rate of 12.3 deaths per 100,000 population.
(Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2022)
Nationally about 40% of people aged 16-24 received a mental health diagnosis in 2022 but less than half received care from a mental health professional.
(Professor Patrick McGorry AO, Executive Director, Orygen Published in medical journal Lancet Psychiatry)
In 2022 in Australia, just over 3/4 of all suicide deaths were among men. There were 2,455 male deaths at a rate of 18.8 per 100,000.
(Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2022)
Each suicide may impact up to 135 people, and more than 10 will be significantly impacted.
(Cerel et al, 2018)
Suicide postvention is a crucial aspect of suicide prevention, given research suggesting that suicide bereavement may increase the risk of suicidality.
(Grafiadeli R et al, 2021)
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