1-in-4 young people hospitalised for mental health reasons will be back within the year

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Australia; NSW

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One-in-four young people in NSW who present to hospital for mental health reasons present again the following year and one in five present at least three times, according to Australian research. The team looked at NSW emergency department data and found people under 15 years old, young women, First Nations young people and young people living regionally were most likely to present to hospital multiple times. The researchers say health and community services need to be aware of those most at risk and provide culturally and gender-appropriate support.

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Organisation/s: The University of New South Wales, University of Wollongong, The University of Sydney

Funder: RI is funded by a National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Senior Research Fellowship (grant ID APP1136430). PC is funded by a NHMRC Early Career Fellowship (grant ID APP1158223). This project was supported by an Agency for Clinical Innovation Grant (grant ID ACI/D14/2288). PC, KS and RI are researchers with the Wellbeing Health & Youth, National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Centre of Research Excellence in Adolescent Health (grant ID APP 1134984). RI and PC are researchers with the Centre of Research Excellence: Driving Global Investment in Adolescent Health funded by the NHMRC (grant ID: APP1171981) and also with the Centre of Research Excellence in Indigenous Researcher Capacity Building: Aboriginal Child and Adolescent Health Improvement through Aboriginal Leadership, Collaborative Teams and Industry Partnerships funded by the NHMRC (grant ID: APP1135273).

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