Levels of disadvantage

There are young people in our community who face significant disadvantage. We know that people from regional areas will have poorer health and wellbeing outcomes. Further disadvantage is experienced by our young people within the following demographic groups: • Young people from lower-income households;

•Those from culturally diverse backgrounds (newly settled and refugee backgrounds);

•Women and girls;

•People with a disability;

•Lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, intersex, nonbinary and gender diverse (LGBTIQ+) people; and,

•Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people 3 .

We need to consider and plan to reduce disadvantage and address stigma and discrimination impacting young people.

3 Vic Health. Young people, health and wellbeing strategy (2017). VicHealth’s Strategy to promote young people’s health and wellbeing. Retrieved from https://www.vichealth.vic.gov.au/-/media/ResourceCentre/PublicationsandResources/Mental-health/

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