[ANSWER] Assessment Task 2- Suicide in Australia: Prevalence and Mental Health Promotion Programs

Suicide in Australia

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Slightly over a year ago, the Australian Prime Minister recognised suicide as an imminent disaster and made its prevention a national priority (Suicide Call Back Service, 2019). The announcement came barely a year after the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) (2019) identified suicide as the greatest contributor of years of potential life lost and the 14th cause of deaths in the country. Approximately 2,800 Australians lost their lives through suicide in the year 2016 and, for each death, over 20 people attempt suicide (SANE Australia, 2019)(Suicide in Australia).

The trend continued in 2017 when over 3,000 Australians succumbed due to suicide, with the average yearly rate of death from suicide estimated at 65,000 people (The Black Dog Institute, n.d.-a). Quoting data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics, Schlichthorst et al. (2020) note that the rate of suicide in Australia rose from 11% to 12.7% between 2008 and 2017. It is this trend that is forecasted to lead to a growth of 40% by 2030 (KPMG Australia, 2019). Suicide affects Australians disproportionately with certain population bearing its biggest brunt.

According to the Black Dog Institute (n.d.-a), young people in Australia have a higher chance of dying from suicide compared to motor vehicle accidents. Life in Mind (n.d.-a) states that young and middle-aged people are so affected that in 2018, over half of those who died from suicide had an age range of between 30 and 59 years. Total suicide deaths among people between the ages of 15 and 24 years stood at 38.4%, while that of people between the ages of 25 and 34 stood at 29.4% (Life in Mind, n.d.-a).

The same study revealed that the risk of suicide reduced proportionately among people with older ages. Compared to women, men seem to be at a higher risk of suicide. In particular, men are three times more likely to commit suicide than women (Suicide Call Back Service, 2019). Life in Mind (n.d.-a) and Orygen (2019) add that…[Buy Full Answer for Just USD 9: 3248 WORDS]

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