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Top 3 issues of concern to young people are:
- school or study problems - 38%
- coping with stress - 37%
- body image - 31%
These problems cause enormous stress and adversely affect mental health and self-esteem.
- 1 in 4 Australians aged 16-24 are living with a mental disorder and 1 in 3 experiences moderate to high levels of psychological distress
- About 1/3 of young women and 1/4 of young men had a mental health disorder
- Young women were more likely to have anxiety or affective disorders than young men
- Mental illness in young men aged 12-25 alone has been estimated to cost the Australian economy $3.27 billion a year in lost productivity
- Australia loses more than 9 million working days per annum because of mental illness among young men alone
- However, data measuring young men's access to mental health care reveals that only 13% received any care for their mental illness
by Aloy L. Counsellor, Author, Speaker. He has rigorously trained in counselling and psychotherapy, served full-time in ministries, and worked businesses on solid principles. His calling and mission are to counsel, write, and speak Hope to all.
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