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Males are 1.9 times more likely to be hospitalised for injury/poisoning than females
Rural youth are more likely to engage in dangerous behaviours that result in accidental injury
Indigenous youth are six times more likely to die from assault and four times more likely to die from suicide.

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All injuries are considered preventable. Injury is the leading cause of death for Australian Youth

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Developing independence can increase risk-taking behaviour
In rural areas, the roads may be of poor quality, young people may need to travel longer distances, and in less safe vehicles.
For youth, peer acceptance may be a motivating factor in risk taking.

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-Female students are more likely than males to have decreased health and wellbeing as a result of racism.
-LGBTIQ young people report experiencing verbal homophobic abuse (61 per cent), physical homophobic abuse (18 per cent) and other types of homophobia (9 per cent), including cyberbullying, graffiti, social exclusion and humiliation.
-Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander young people were almost twice as likely to report having experienced discrimination on the basis of race or cultural background compared with non-Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander young people (54.7 per cent compared to 28.3 per cent) these respondents were also more likely to experience unfair treatment or discrimination on the basis of mental health and wellbeing, age, physical health and wellbeing, sexuality, religion and other reasons than their non-Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander peers.

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Poor dieting, choices in food, portion sizes, how often you exercise, body image issues, genetics, sedentary behaviour and time spent on electronic devices

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Youth is a stage during which many people experiment with alcohol. Alcohol consumption can lead to addiction but can also damage brain cells as the brain continues to develop through young adulthood up until the age of 25.
Burden of disease, inequalities and concerns of young people:
Contributing factors:

As most youth are not of legal drinking age, the environment in which they drink can promote or

discourage excessive alcohol consumption
Alcohol inequalities & concerns

15 percent of young people aged 18-24 drank alcohol that put them at very high risk of harm.
Alcohol accounts for 13 percent of all deaths in 14-17-year-old Australians.

Alcohol contributes to the 3 major causes of teen death: injury, homicide and suicide

Contributing factors:

As most youth are not of legal drinking age, the environment in which they drink can promote or

discourage excessive alcohol consumption

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15 percent of young people aged 18-24 drank alcohol that put them at very high risk of harm.
Alcohol accounts for 13 percent of all deaths in 14-17-year-old Australians.

Alcohol contributes to the 3 major causes of teen death: injury, homicide and suicide

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Burden of disease, inequalities and concerns of young people- Choose 3

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Burden of disease, inequalities and concerns of young people- Choose 3

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- One in four young people are living with a mental disorder and 9 per cent of young people (aged 16-24 years old) experience high to very high levels of psychological distress.
- One third of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people have reported high levels of psychological distress; more than twice the rate of young non-Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
- 14% of young people aged 12-17 years, have had a mental disorder in the last 12 months - anxiety was most common.

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1. Growing up and finding a balance between independence and reliance on others can crate stress and lead to serious depression of young people

2.Primary sources of stress for young people include relationship with friends and family; schoolwork, such as homework and assessment,

3.Feeling pressured or stressed by schoolwork may influence health and well being and health behaviors

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Stress is a response to pressure or a threat, under stress a person may feel tense, nervous or on edge.

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The percentage of overweight and obese children has more than doubled in the past twenty years.
People who live outside major cities are more likely to be overweight
In 2015, 22% of youth ages 12-17 were considered overweight, and 15% obese.

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drug use emerges from many factors such as risk taking and peer group pressure, reasons for drug use includes the fear of not being accepted into a social circle, thinking it will stop any negative emotions, because they were bored and wanted to do something exciting or they simply were just curios about 🤬,

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the top three reasons indicated by young people for their reported experience of unfair treatment or discrimination were gender, race/cultural background and age. more then twice the population of female then male respondents reported that gender was a reason they had experienced unfair treatment or discrimination. a much grater proportion of male then female respondents reported that race/ cultural background was a reason for unfair treatment or discrimination they had experienced. young people ages 18 to 20 reported discrimination because of there skin color, ethnic origin or religion.

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When someone is treated differently based on things like sex, culture, race or sexual orientation. Discrimination may affect a youth's trust, or create stress and fear, affecting social, mental and emotional l health. It can also affect spiritual health by making a youth feel like they do not belong.

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The decline in young people smoking may be the result of public awareness campaigns, tighter restrictions around smoking in public spaces. Despite all the information about smoking young people still continue to smoke. This may be because they do not see themselves as personally at risk, or maybe underestimating the consequences of smoking. Other influences on smoking behavior include the number of closed social group members that smoke or whether the parents smoke or not.

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burden of disease, inequalities and concerns of young people 

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burden of disease, inequalities and concerns of young people 

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1- smoking among 12 to 15 years of age is at its lowest levels since 1984. Five per cent are current smokers which is significantly lower than 7 per cent reported in 2011 and 2008
2- more youth have no experience with smoking in their lifetime.
3- one in 5 16 and 17 year olds has ever used an e-cigarette.

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In 2016, 17 per cent of young people aged 14–19 of young people had used illicit 🤬 in the previous 12 months — significantly less than in 2013 (20.6 per cent).

Cannabis was the most commonly used illicit substance, with 16 per cent of students aged between 12 and 17 having ever used cannabis, and 7 per cent using it in the month before the survey.

The proportion of students using cannabis in the past week, past month or in their lifetime had not changed between 2008 and 2014 or between 2011 and 2014.

Mission Australia found in 2016 that around a third of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people and a quarter of non-Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander young people nominated alcohol and 🤬 as a key issue facing Australia today.

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Many people experiment with popping pills and other substances during youth. Misuse of illicit pill popping can lead to a range of short- and long-term effects on health and wellbeing, such as internal organ damage (including brain damage) and depression. Those who experiment with substances during youth are more likely to develop substance abuse issues later in life, which further increases the risk of health conditions. Although the impacts will depend on the type of pill, how it is taken and the duration of use, some common consequences include social isolation, mental disorders, poor academic performance, unemployment, increased rate of criminal behaviour and family breakdown.

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sexual relationships, safety, respect and transmitted infections

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Burden of disease, inequalities and concerns

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Burden of disease, inequalities and concerns

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-Aboriginal and Torres strait islander youth are ten times more likely to have infections
-28% of Year 10, 11 and 12 students said they had sex and did not want to
-more than 50% reported being influences by their partners

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youth is a critical time in the development of tobacco addiction, and those who do not smoke during youth are less likely to smoke later in life.