'Insights into the concerns of young Australians: Making sense of the numbers' is a new report released today by Mission Australia's Research & Social Policy unit.
In 2009 Mission Australia conducted its eighth annual National Survey of Young Australians, the largest of it's kind in Australia.
The survey asked young people aged 11 to 24 years about what they value, their concerns, where they go for advice and support and who they admire.
The new report sheds light on what the 48,000 young Australians surveyed are most concerned about. To provide a snapshot, these issues were provided by respondents as their greatest concern:
- Drugs (26.8% of respondents)
- Suicide (26.3%)
- Body image (25.5%)
- Family conflict (24.1%)
- Bullying/emotional abuse (23.4%)
- Alcohol (23.0%)
- Physical/sexual abuse (22.7%)
- Personal safety (22.2%)
- Coping with stress (18.7%)
- Depression (18.7%)
- School or study problems (17.3%)
- The environment (16.7%)
- Self harm (13.3%)
- Discrimination (11.7%)
- Sexuality - relationships, health, identity (11.4%)
Click here to view the report online or download a PDF version from this link
The 2010 National Survey of Young Australians has almost come to a close. Northern Territorians are still able to have their say until the 30th July - Click here to participate in the 2010 survey
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