Nicole T. M. Hill|Katrina Witt|Gowri Rajaram|Patrick D. McGorry|Jo Robinson
Suicide by young Australians, 2006–2015: a cross?sectional analysis of national coronial data
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assess demographic social clinical characteristics young australians die suicideretrospective analysis national coronial information system ncis datapeople aged 1024 years died suicide australia 20062015demographic social clinical characteristics young people died suicide circumstances death recorded ncis3365 young people died suicide 20062015 including 2473 boys men 735 1292 people 384 lived areas greater socioeconomic disadvantage free text reports included ncis 3027 people 90 1237 409 diagnosed mental health disorders 475 157 possible mental health disorders alcohol consumption near time death detected 1015 3027 cases 335 histories selfharm recorded 940 cases 311 illicit substance misuse 852 281 adverse life events included history abuse neglect 223 74 suicide relatives friends acquaintances 202 67 financial difficulties 174 58threequarters young people died suicide boys young men 57 diagnosed possible mental health disorders suggesting mental health wellbeing young australians key target youth suicide prevention reduce number youth suicides imperative prevention strategies target mental health psychosocial stressors lead suicidal crises young people