Rapid and unequal decline in adolescent mental health and well-being 2012-2019: Findings from New Zealand cross-sectional surveys.

Kylie SutcliffeJude BallTerryann C ClarkDan ArcherRoshini Peiris-JohnSue CrengleTerry Theresa Fleming

Published in: The Australian and New Zealand journal of psychiatry (2022)

Adolescent mental health needs are high in New Zealand and have increased sharply from 2012 among all demographic groups, especially females, Māori, Pacific and Asian students and those from high-deprivation neighbourhoods. Ethnic and socioeconomic disparities have widened.

Keyphrases

mental health
cross sectional
mental illness
young adults
high school