Lessons from Australia on tracking youth mental health

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Data from Australia shows mental disorders are surging among young adults, and preparations are underway for a similar count of the problem here in New Zealand.

Data from Australia shows mental disorders are surging among young adults, and preparations are underway for a similar count of the problem here in New Zealand.

The Australian study compared mental health data and diagnosis from 2007 and 2022. It found there had been a marked increase in mental disorders, with greater severity and functional impairment than had previously been recorded.

And that this was owed to more than a greater awareness of mental health, and of the impacts caused from Covid-19.

Professor Tim Slade is the Director of Epidemiology and Biostatistics at the Matilda Centre for Research in Mental Health and Substance Use at the University of Sydney.

He co-lead the study, and has just been the keynote speaker at the Mental Health Wellbeing Commission's annual conference in Auckland.

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