Mission Australia

1. Head Game: new Sounds of the Street Album
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... and uplifting album.” One of the students, Angie, who got involved in Sounds of the Street when she was suffering from depression and anxiety after a family breakdown said she could barely describe ...

2. Drugs, suicide and body image - the issues of most concern to young Australians
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... in their top three – almost twice the proportion of 20-24 year olds. For 15-19 year olds, body image was the major issue at 27.4 per cent, while for 20-24 year olds depression (30.5) and coping with ...

3. The Mission Australia Story
(Pathways/About Us)

... recession of 1890 and the Great Depression of the 1930s, the Mission halls were overflowing with people in need. As the years progressed, so did the approach of these City Missions to their care of ...

4. When Gambling is No Longer Fun
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... no harm... But for an estimated 2.3% of adult Australians, gambling can lead to financial crisis, family breakdown, child neglect, homelessness, criminal activity, anxiety, depression and suicide ...

5. Young Australians wanted for national survey
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... – from stress and abuse to depression, suicide and body image – also suggest young people are facing increased challenges as they make the transition from adolescence to adulthood. Ms Hampshire said Mission ...

6. Tasmanian youth wanted for national youth survey
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... has risen since the 2006 survey, when it finished the fourth most pressing issue at 27.5 per cent. “The range of concerns – from stress and abuse to depression, suicide and body image – suggests new ...

7. Vodafone Foundation Australia
(Partnerships/Major Corporate and Community Partners)

... to rollout the Stay on Track program in Tasmania. This program seeks to prevent or curb the onset of clinical depression in young people via peer education in a school-based workshop setting. Research ...

8. Body image the main concern for young Australians
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... males ranked getting a job (21.5 per cent) higher than females (11.4 per cent). For 20-24 year olds, coping with stress (39.1 per cent) and depression (34.2 per cent) were the first and second major ...

9. Tasmanian youth wanted for national youth survey
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... Alcohol and other drugs was a top concern for 31.5% of respondents, while depression came third with 27.6%. “The range of concerns – from stress and abuse to depression, suicide and body image – suggests ...

10. Help for workers in Gippsland's drought affected areas
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... who suffer from alcoholism, depression, financial and relationship strains – often direct impacts of the drought.” “What remains largely hidden are the many personal tragedies of our country counterparts. ...

11. The main concerns of young Australians: National Survey
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... to 24.7%. Physical/sexual abuse was a major concern for 30.8% of females compared to 23% of males. Two in five 20-24 year olds are significantly concerned about depression, while two out of five ...

12. World Suicide Prevention Day
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... in preventing youth suicide in the last decade is because the community at large has made a greater effort to destigmatise depression and mental illness and talk more openly about the issues that surround ...

13. Youth Survey uncovers the differences between young Sydney siders and their rural cousins
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... young people – unemployment, drug and alcohol issues, suicide and depression – one size definitely does not fit all." “Whatever the differences between NSW’s youth, we need to continue making sure that ...

14. Youth Survey uncovers the differences between young Victorians living in Melboune and rural areas
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... programs to meet some of the problems facing young people – unemployment, drug and alcohol issues, suicide and depression – one size definitely does not fit all." “Whatever the differences between Victoria’s ...

15. Youth Survey uncovers the differences between young Queenslanders living in Brisbane and rural areas
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... Australia. Young people in rural Queensland are also more concerned about alcohol and other drugs and are less worried about depression and coping with stress than their Brisbane cousins. The results ...

16. Young people in rural South Australia more concerned about alcohol, stress and jobs
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... relationships, and friendships, and similar concerns about bullying, depression, discrimination, and family conflict. “Alcohol use is clearly a major issue for young people in country areas, where it ...

17. Youth Survey uncovers the differences between young West Australians living in Perth and rural areas
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... In WA, around 1,700 young people participated. Other results which reveal the differences between rural and metro-based West Australians include: Depression was more of an issue for young people ...

18. Youth Survey uncovers the differences between young Tasmanians living in Hobart and rural areas
(News/Media Releases Archive)

...  Young people in regional Tasmania are also more concerned about discrimination and less worried about depression than their Hobart cousins. These results are contained in a new publication based on ...

19. Renowned local artist to open youth art exhibition
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... life has been profiled on the ABC’s Australian Story and in his autobiography My Brush with Depression: The Greg Wilson Story, will outline his battle with mental illness and subsequent rise to fame as ...