Comparisons between Indigenous and non-indigenous population show that Indigenous youth are up to five times more likely than other young Australians to take their own lives. The likelihood that Aboriginal people commit suicide, compared to non-Aboriginal people is six times greater than non-Aboriginal people.
The Closing the Gap Campaign continues to call on government to craft a dedicated National plan for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander mental health and social and emotional well being, which should incorporate and synthesise the existing health, mental health, suicide and drug policies and plans - and should be an immediate priority of the Government.
Help Close the Gap to Indigenous disadvantage.
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September 15, 2017
I have been reading through the comments and honestly it just breaks my heart how many families are going through this pain in total silence. I am spending all my time trying to figure out how to get this in front of someone in government who will actually listen because it feels like we are shouting into a void right now.
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This is a national shame. How many more kids have to be lost before someone actually steps up and does something instead of just talking about it? Disgraceful.
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Comparisons between Indigenous and non-indigenous population show that Indigenous youth are up to five times more likely than other young Australians to take their own lives. The likelihood that Aboriginal people commit suicide, compared to non-Aboriginal people is six times greater than non-Aboriginal people.
The Closing the Gap Campaign continues to call on government to craft a dedicated National plan for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander mental health and social and emotional well being, which should incorporate and synthesise the existing health, mental health, suicide and drug policies and plans - and should be an immediate priority of the Government.
Help Close the Gap to Indigenous disadvantage.
Updates
September 15, 2017
I have been reading through the comments and honestly it just breaks my heart how many families are going through this pain in total silence. I am spending all my time trying to figure out how to get this in front of someone in government who will actually listen because it feels like we are shouting into a void right now.
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needs to be a priority now. enough is enough.
This is a national shame. How many more kids have to be lost before someone actually steps up and does something instead of just talking about it? Disgraceful.
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aâàáãā
nice!
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needs to be a priority now. enough is enough.