Social and environmental factors

Created by Orygen Institute in partnership with the Policy Institute, Kings College London, this Policy Lab report details five policy directions to guide policymakers in responding to the social and economic drivers of youth mental health.

Young people, researchers, policy advisers and government stakeholders from across the youth and mental health sectors drew on the available evidence to discuss how these megatrends are impacting young people in Australia. From this discussion participants formulated policy directions based on current lived and learned experience. This report presents the key points of discussion and outlines policy directions for Australian governments. The options available to governments range from broad measures to targeted steps.