Via Stop the Worldwide War on Girls "The source is Australian, so obviously they focus largely on indigenous populations Down Under. But they do reference similar challenges experienced by indigenous populations globally. Regardless of their location, the data are absolutely tragic. Excerpt: The tragedy is endemic throughout Australia – Last year a Northern Territory Select Committee on Youth Suicides tabled its report into youth suicide and found the obvious; that there are significantly higher rates of Aboriginal suicides when compared to the national average. Between 2001 and 2006, the Northern Territory suicide rate for those aged 15 to 24 was 3.5 times that in the rest of the nation. The report highlighted the young ages at which Aboriginal youth were committing suicide – and the rise of young Aboriginal women suiciding. “The suicide rate for Indigenous Territorians is particularly disturbing, with 75 per cent of suicides of children from 2007 to 2011 in the Territory being Aboriginal,” stated the report. “For too many of our youth there is not enough hope to protect them from the impulse to end their lives.” The suicide rate doubled for youth between ages 10 and 17 – up from 18.8 per cent to 30.1 per cent per 100,000 – in contrast to non-Aboriginal youth suicides which dropped from 4.1 per cent to 2.6 per cent."
Posted on: Mon, 29 Jul 2013 22:51:12 +0000
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