• Same-sex attracted youth are on average three times more likely to attempt suicide than heterosexual youth. [1]
• Racism and discrimination can contribute to a heightened sense of anxiety for new arrivals. The mental health impacts of racism and discrimination are particularly acute for new arrivals from refugee backgrounds. [2]
• One in five Victorian women report being physically or sexually abused by an intimate partner at some time in their adult lives. [3]

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References

1. Howard J, Nicholas J, Brown N & Karaca A 2002, ‘Same sex attracted youth and suicide', Rowling L, Martin G and Walker L (eds), in Mental Health Promotion and Young People: Concepts and Practice, McGraw Hill, Australia.
2. UNHCR 2002, Refugee Resettlement: An International Handbook to Guide Reception and Integration, Melbourne.
3. VicHealth 2004, The Health Costs of Violence: Measuring the Burden of Disease Caused by Intimate Partner Violence, A summary of findings, Victorian Health Promotion Foundation, Melbourne.