New study finds 2 in 5 Australians experience traumatic events as children
- Written by Lucinda Grummitt, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, The Matilda Centre for Research in Mental Health and Substance Use, University of Sydney
Tanya Gorelova/PexelsSome 42% of Australians experience a traumatic event before turning 18 – and it affects their health decades later.
Our study, released today, analysed data from 15,893 Australians aged 16–85, collected by the Australian Bureau of Statistics between 2020 and 2022.
The findings reveal a confronting truth: two in five...
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