Indigenous Youth Suicides: A Case Study

Headspace is a youth oriented mental health foundation that provides assistance to twelve to twenty-five year olds, nationally. Its centres are located across metropolitan, regional and rural areas of Australia, and Headspace also offers online and over the phone services. The foundation provides early assistance to young people across four core areas: mental health, physical health, work and study support and alcohol and other drug services. One alarming issue addressed by the organisation in recent years has been the rising rates of suicide in regional areas, and especially amongst Indigenous youth aged sixteen to twenty-four. In 2010, Indigenous youth suicides made up 80% of all suicides nationally, as compared to only 10% in 1991.
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