Quick Fire UpdateAdolescent Health Research Group

Youth 2000

Dr Simon DennyAssociate Professor Youth Health

Department of Paediatrics: Child and Youth Health

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90

Healthy Distressed Risky Mixed

Depressed

Suicide attempt

Alcohol problems

Weekly marijuana use

Cigarette use

Motor vehicle risk

Violence

Unsafe sex

Delinquency

Healthy80%

Dis-tressed

6%

Risky11%

Mixed4%

Healthy; 21%

Distressed; 8%

Risky; 35%

Mixed; 36%

Mainstream Alternative education

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100

No car

No phone

No computer

Parents worry about having enough money for food

More than 2 people per bedroom

No family holiday in last 12 months

Moved homes 2 or more times in the last 12 months

Living room or garage used as bedrooms

Both parents unemployed

Perc

ent

(%)

No household deprivation80% Moderate household deprivation

16%

High household deprivation4%

Low mood Self-harm Suicide attempt

29%

7% 3%

43%

12% 12%

Low deprivation High deprivation

1 in 5 students live in poverty

Episode of low mood

31%

Self-harm

8%

SuicideAttempt

4.5%

7%

12%

70%

5%

4%

2%

<1%

Adversity and depressive symptoms

Relationships with parents

Connection with familySchool connection

Low Medium Medium-high High

Resiliency

Low connectionMedium connectionMedium-high connectionHigh connection

Weekly cigarette smoking Depressive symptoms

Neighbourhood deprivation

Worse health Household poverty

No Household poverty