Week 6: Adolescents and Young Adults

Question 1

how is ethnic origin a risk factor for adolescent development?

Answer 1

• experience racial discrimination

Question 2

what are the mental health concerns for adolescent development?

Answer 2

• mental health problems

- suicide

Question 3

health concerns for adolescent development?

Answer 3

• alcohol and drugs
• accidents and injury
• smoking and illicit drugs

Question 4

historic factors of mental health?

Answer 4

• rates of mental health problems are increasing
  (2015: 14.9% to 33.7% in 2017)
• increase in service use

Question 5

what is the biggest killer of young Australian’s?

Answer 5

youth suicide

- highest rate in 15-24 year olds in 10 years

Question 6

historical factors of youth smoking?

Answer 6

• it’s declining
• age of initiation has increased from 14.2 in 1995 to 16.3 in 2016
• use of e-cigarettes

Question 7

historical factors of alcohol consumption?

Answer 7

• reduced: fewer adolescents exceeding lifetime risk guidelines

Question 8

historical factors of single occasion risk: consuming 5 or more standard drinks on a single occasion on a monthly basis

Answer 8

• young people significant decline from 2013-2016

- no improvements in older ages

Question 9

historical factors of very high risk drinking: 11 or more at least once in the last year

Answer 9

• decreased among young people since 2010

- increased among older age

Question 10

historical factors of illicit drug use

Answer 10

• age at initiation increasing slightly but significantly

Question 11

structural factors relating to teenage pregnancy

Answer 11

teen pregnancy is associated with both poverty and income inequality

Question 12

structural factors relating to access to employment

Answer 12

greater youth unemployment leads to poorer health outcomes

Question 13

economically disadvantaged youth impact on study and work?

Answer 13

• fewer full-time study
• 3x rate of not-studying
• less likely to finish year 12

Question 14

economically disadvantaged youth impact on employment?

Answer 14

• less likely to work part-time
• more likely looking for work
• identify barriers to finding work

Question 15

economically disadvantaged youth impact on moving out of home?

Answer 15

• housing costs
• financial stability
• availability of housing

Question 16

economically disadvantaged youth impact on sources of support?

Answer 16

• less likely to turn to friends, parents, relatives etc.

- more likely to turn to community agency

Question 17

economically disadvantaged youth impact on wellbeing?

Answer 17

• less likely participate in sport
• more likely to be sad and negative about future
• less control over life

Question 18

what did Australia do in 1995 to address youth suicide

Answer 18

• one of first countries to develop suicide prevention strategy focused on young people

Question 19

gaps in current suicide prevention policies

Answer 19

• gaps in evidence based and young person appropriate, accessible and acceptable programs and services

Question 20

examples to reduce teenage smoking

Answer 20

• price and tax
• smoke-free environments
• media campaigns
• reduce supply to minors (law)
• education

Question 21

guideline 1: reduce risk of alcohol-related harm by?

Answer 21

drinking no more than 2 standard drinks on any day

Question 22

guideline 2: reducing risk of injury on single occasion

Answer 22

• no more than 4 standard drinks on single occasion

Question 23

what has been done to reduce pharmaceutical misuse?

Answer 23

• codeine no longer available without prescription etc.