Youth+suicide+and+depression


 * Suicide is the major cause of premature death among people with mental illness. Up to ten per cent of people affected by mental illness kill themselves. However many of those who have attempted suicide, or who have seriously thought about killing themselves, will - with medical intervention, counselling, social support and time - go on to live full, productive lives and beat there illness.**

Around 2,000 Australians die from suicide each year and there is no doubt depression is a major cause. Of those who have killed themselves, many have experienced depression or bipolar disorder. (Bipolar disorder is a type of depression where sufferers experience extreme high and extreme low moods.) For every person who dies from suicide, at least another 30 people attempt suicide.
 * Youth suicide**
 * The rate of suicide among young people, especially young men, aged between 15 and 30 has increased alarmingly since the mid-1960s these stats strongly relate to males in rural areas who are homosexual and don't think they will be accepted in the community. Many young people who have committed suicide have experienced some form of mental illness.**

Here are some suicide statistics from 1991-2000. Suicide by age and sex, number rates- Year of occurrence. 15-19 year olds males
 * Deaths per 100,000 of the estimated mid-year population for each age and sex group.

Year Number of people. Rate by percentage 1991 120 17.2% 1992 133 19.6% 1993 101 15.2% 1994 126 19.3% 1995 97 14.9% 1996 114 17.4% 1997 123 18.7% 1998 110 16.6% 1990 94 14.0% 2000 91 13.3%

15-19 year old females Year Number of people Rate by percentage 1991 23 3.5% 1992 31 4.8% 1993 17 2.7% 1994 18 2.9% 1995 28 4.5% 1996 25 4.0% 1997 33 5.3% 1998 36 5.7% 1999 26 4.1% 2000 43 6.6%

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