Recent statistics across Australia that tell the story of young Indigenous people – for example:
Indigenous youth are the most ‘at-risk’ group in Australia for suicide – suicide amongst Indigenous young people is four times greater than for non-Indigenous youth
up to 44 per 1,000 Indigenous youths are under juvenile justice supervision compared with only 3 per 1,000 non-Indigenous youths
as much as 45% of Indigenous teenagers are not in full-time education or employment
Indigenous high school retention rates to Year 12 are up to half that of non-Indigenous youth
the rates of Indigenous young people growing up as part of the child protection system are around seven times higher than for other young people
child neglect or abuse is six times more likely to be a fact of life for young Indigenous people than any other group in society
12-18 year olds represent the largest group of homeless people in Australia – many are young Indigenous people
a young Indigenous person is three times more likely to have experienced ear disease and hearing problems since childhood
Blank Page Summit Hard Yarn Youth Mob 2011
2011 SUMMIT UPDATE
BLANK PAGE SUMMIT HARD YARN YOUTH MOB COMMUNIQUE 2011 will be posted in full on 1 September 2011.
Meanwhile you can read it here.
REALITY CHECK
Recent statistics across Australia that tell the story of young Indigenous people – for example:
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Deadly Youth Mob at Blank Page Summit 2010