child domestic to 3 12 15 to system due protection Known abuse Department. 3 12 15 (including the incident to Precipitating death to known prior been 0 5 5 Contagion neglect never or have abuse stated people 1 5 6 implied or young emotional Intent or where sexual cases factors suicidal 3 classifications. 14 17 physical, risk include of thoughts or SEIFA behaviours/ Previous Known and/ history using a area death had of to 2 6 8 person prior abuse History childhood year 2014–15 young socio-economic one in the low than that very 1 issues 10 11 or more suicided Alcohol/ drug low a reporting. identified who of QFCC either 2 time 17 19 Communities in the Mental people health of issues the to at residing young SES as 2 available 13 15 available Department and Low events. the classified to life evidence information been children the 3 known 13 16 had all stressful on where remote of of Regional/ were who (2014–15) based cases count a people children those Register person to 2 4 6 young where include Death young Demographics not characteristics refers and the of Indigenous cases Child does abuse for children include to incident can Summary Queensland years years identified childhood refers This of male male male male male male male male male male male male male male Sex Total 6.7: female female female female female female female female female female female female female female SES factor source: 10–14 15–17 History Risk Precipitating Low = Table Data 1. 2. 3. violence).
Table 6.7: Summary of characteristics of all children and young people who suicided in 2014–15 Known to child protection system 3 12 15 Data source: Queensland Child Death Register (2014–15) = Risk factor identified for the young person based on the evidence available at the time of reporting. 1. Low SES refers to children and young people who had been classified as residing in either a low or very low socio-economic area using SEIFA classifications. 2. Precipitating incident does not include a count of stressful life events. 3. History of childhood abuse refers to those cases where information available to the QFCC identified that the young person had a history of physical, sexual or emotional abuse or neglect prior to death (including abuse due to domestic violence). This can include cases where children were known to the Department of Communities more than one year prior to death and/ or include cases where young people have never been known to the Department. Precipitating incident 3 12 15 Contagion 0 5 5 Known risk factors Intent stated or implied 1 5 6 Previous suicidal behaviours/ thoughts 3 14 17 History of childhood abuse 2 6 8 Alcohol/ drug issues 1 10 11 Mental health issues 2 17 19 Demographics Low SES 2 13 15 Regional/ remote 3 13 16 Indigenous 2 4 6 Sex 10–14 years female female female male 15–17 years female female female female female female female female female female female male male male male male male male male male male male male male Total