Survey finds parents don’t always know if their kids are struggling emotionally
24 August 2016
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The Young Minds Matter survey, which was conducted in 2013-14, provided information on prevalence and severity of mental disorders in children and adolescents aged 4-17 years. To update these estimates, modelling was used combining data from Young Minds Matter with information from the 2021 Australian Census of Population and Housing to produce synthetic estimates of prevalence of mental disorders in children and adolescents across Australia. Regional profiles have been provided for each SA4 region, Primary Health Network (PHN) region, and Commonwealth Electoral District (CED) in Australia.
Download the YMM Education report
"Child and Adolescent Mental Health and Educational Outcomes"
More information about the survey findings can be accessed through the interactive Survey Results Query Tool.
Download the Overview of the Young Minds Matter survey.
Download the main YMM report - "The Mental Health of Children and Adolescents: Report on the second Australian Child and Adolescent Survey of Mental Health and Wellbeing"