This document provides an overview from multiple Youth2000 outputs re youth mental health needs and opportunities for youth mental health gains in Aotearoa.
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Sutcliffe K, Wilson M, Clark TC, Crengle S, Fleming T.
We statistically allocated Youth19 participants to clusters based on self-reported wellbeing, depression symptoms, possible anxiety symptoms, and past-year self-harm, suicide ideation, and suicide attempt. Key findings:
We identified five distinct clusters
Only 40% of participants were classed as healthy with no significant symptoms on any included measures
Around 6% appeared severe, with 100% prevalence of suicide attempt and high overall levels of self-harm, depression symptoms, and possible anxiety symptoms
Three intermediate clusters were characterised by high anxiety symptoms with otherwise positive results (anxious, 28%); scores approaching cutoffs for depression and anxiety symptoms and some self-harm (stressed and hurting, 9%); and above-cutoff scores for depression and possible anxiety symptoms and high suicide ideation without attempt (distressed and ideating, 16%)
Female, Māori, Pacific, and rainbow students were overrepresented in higher severity clusters, with inequities at least partially explained by exposure to harms such as sexual abuse and discrimination.
Talavou o le Moana summarises key findings for Pacific secondary school students in the areas of ethnic and gender identity; family and faith; socioeconomic environments and housing; education; friends and community connections; physical, mental and sexual health; substance use; and healthcare access. This data report gives a vital snapshot into the lives of Pacific young people. This information was collected as part of the Youth19 Rangatahi Smart Survey, the latest in the Youth2000 survey series conducted by the Adolescent Health Research Group (AHRG). The findings highlight the resilience and strength of Pacific talavou (young people), and the complexities they must navigate.
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Guntupalli, A. M., Lucassen, M. F. G., Fenaughty, J., Fleming, T., Peiris-John, R., Farrant, B., & Clark, T. C.
Highlights from this article:
Sexuality and gender minority youth (SGMY) are poorly served by healthcare services.
SGMY are more likely to have a long-term health condition.
Gender minority youth have especially high needs and difficulties accessing help.
This report highlights findings from the Youth19 Rangatahi Smart Survey about the health and wellbeing of trans and gender-unsure students.
This report focuses on the lives of young people who attend Alternative Education and explores their home and family life, their health and wellbeing, their experiences in the community, and their socioeconomic situations.
KYLIE SUTCLIFFE, JUDE BALL, TERRYANN C CLARK, DAN ARCHER, ROSHINI PEIRIS-JOHN, SUE CRENGLE, TERRY (THERESA) FLEMING
This paper uses data from Youth19 and previous Youth2000 surveys to explore prevalence and trends of key mental health and well-being indicators. We found high mental health needs in 2019 and sharp increases between 2012 and 2019, particularly among female, Māori, Pacific and Asian students and those living in socioeconomically deprived neighbourhoods. Ethnic and socioeconomic disparities have widened.
This report focuses on the lives of young people who are Not in Education, Employment, or Training and explores their home and family life, their health and wellbeing, their experiences in the community, and their socioeconomic situations.
This paper explores how rangatahi understand and experience whanaungatanga, and describes Te Tapatoru, a model of whanaungatanga based on the experiences and insights of 51 rangatahi.
In this series of reports to be published in 2022 we use survey data from Youth19 to explore life for young people who report being involved with Oranga Tamariki or Child Youth and Family Services.
This report focuses on the lives of takatāpui and rainbow young people from mainstream schools, alternative education, and those not in education, employment or training. The report explores topics for trans-gender and same-sex or multiple-sex attracted young people, including their cultural identity, home and housing, health and wellbeing, and community involvement for takatāpui and rainbow young people who have never been involved with Oranga Tamariki, and who have ever been involved.
This paper uses Youth19 data to explore time the trends for health and wellbeing indicators for adolescents in Aotearoa between 2001 and 2019.