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Youth suicide impacts families every day. It is one of the leading causes of death amoung young people, with around 350 individuals aged 15-24 dying by suicide in 2016.

Reaserch shows that in this age group, for every one suicide there are approximately 100-200 suicide attempts.

While suicide can affect anyone regardless of age, gender, race, income and family background, some young people are at greater risk of self-harm and suicidal behaviour.

Feelings of despair and hopelessness are not uncommon in a young person with anxiety and depression. But while many young people have thoughts of suicide, only some of them begin to think about it as an alternative.

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Injury is one of the leading causes of death and disability in young people, yet many of the deaths and injuries are preventable. Transport accidents are the most common cause of injury death for both males and females. However, men are more likely than females to be killed or injured in a motor vehicle accident. Young individuals differ from the general population in that their fatal vehicle accidents occur more often at weekends or at night.

There are a number of factors which combine to put young people at greater risk of injury than other age groups. Risks associated with being young include:

New levels of independence: Young people generally start being more mobile during adolescence and have less adult supervision

Inexperience with new situations, which may require developing new skills, such as driving

Desire for experimentation and thrill seeking which includes experimentation with alcohol and drugs

Riisk taking tendencies: thrill seeking behaviours are part of a normal adolescent development

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injury impacts the health of young australians. it is the leading cause of death among young people age 12- 24. in some cases it may leave people with serious disability or long term conditions

injury was respodnible for two thirds of deaths in 2005, ;despite the injury death rate, more than halving between 1986 and 2005 (52% decline)

injury was the third leading cause of hospilisation - accounting for 1 in 6 hospitalisations in 2005-06

transport accidents were the most common cause of injury - accounting for one in five injury hospitalisations in 2005-06 and 44% of injury deaths in 2005. motor vehicle traffic accidents were responsible for the majority of the deaths.

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Nuumerous injuries may include the following:

Traffic acidents: Traffic accidents (largely motor vehicle accidents)

Drowning: Drowning is the submersion in and inhalation of water

Suicide: Suicide is the act of taking one's own life voluntarily and intentionally.

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Injury is an umbrella term that refers to a range of causes of mortality and morbidity. All injuries are considered to be preventable, which can add to the impact that they have on individuals.