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of young women were concerned with their body image, compared with 15% of young men. ¹

of young women were concerned about their mental health issues, compared with 25% of young men. ¹

of young women were concerned with coping with stress, compared with 30% for males. ¹

of girls said school or study problems was a concern compared to 22% of boys. ¹

of girls were extremely or very confident in their ability to achieve their study or work goals after school compared to 50% boys in the ACT or 46% of young people nationally. ¹

of young women felt mental health was a barrier impacting on the achievement of study or work goals compared with 40.8% of males. ¹

of young women aged 20-24 had negative feelings for their future. ³

of young women feeling positive or very positive about the future. ¹

of young women felt lonely all or most of the time compared with 16.3% of young men. ³

of young women aged 20-24 felt their health and wellbeing was balanced. ³

of young women aged 16-19 year felt their health and wellbeing was balanced. ³

of young women aged 20-24 felt stressed. ³

of young women aged 16-19 years felt stressed. ³

of girls who repeatedly self-injured when aged 14-17 reported attempting suicide at age 16-17. ⁴

of girls self-harmed at both ages 14-15 and 16-17, compared to 1% of boys. ⁴

of girls reported thinking about self-harm at 14-15 or 16-17, compared to 18% of boys. ²

experience a higher rate of psychological distress than any other Australian jurisdiction. ²

were twice as likely than young men to report high psychological distress. ²

girls aged 15-19 met the criteria for serious mental illness. ²