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Suicide & self-inflicted injuries, road traffic accidents and falls accounted for nearly two-thirds of injuries in Australia in 2003 (Source: The burden of disease and injury in Australia 2003 [Australian Institute of Health and Welfare])
2,173 of the deaths that occurred in Australia during 2003-04 were the result of intentional self-harm. 215 deaths during 2003–04 involved assault by another person. Males were almost twice as likely as females to be a victim of homicide. (Source: Injury deaths, Australia 2003-04 [Australian Institute of Health and Welfare])
Follow the links below to find information about violence, abuse, assault and suicide, including support services.
Updated January 2009
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Domestic Violence
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Links to information about the effects of domestic violence, and where and how to get help if you are affected by it.
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Self Harm
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Links to information about self harm.
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Sexual Abuse and Assault
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Links to information on sexual abuse and assault, including sexual harassment, rape and other sex offences.
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Suicide Prevention
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Links to information, research and statistics on suicide in Australia, as well as information on support groups.
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Media release Launch of AFL Players Association `Just Think´ campaign
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Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
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The Australian Government today announced $132,000 for the Australian Football League (AFL) to support their work in tackling alcohol fuelled street violence, particularly amongst young Australians.
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Sep 2009
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Non-accidental injury
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Department of Health Western Australia
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Diagnostic imaging algorithm for young children suspected at risk of non accidental injury.
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Apr 2009
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Anger - tips to resolve arguments
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Better Health Channel
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Resolving arguments is best done by negotiation, not anger. Relaxation can help anger and techniques can help resolve arguments. Violence is not a solution to angry feelings.
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Mar 2009
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Violence
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Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
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This topic is about violence and abuse. It looks at what it is, what it does and how it happens. It also gives practical tips about changing violence and keeping everybody safe from it.
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Mar 2009
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Video games
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Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
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Today's computer and video games are much more complex and interesting to the point where a gamer can become immersed in a multimedia-enabled 'virtual reality'.
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Feb 2009
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Video games
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Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
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Today's computer and video games are much more complex and interesting, and the technology has advanced to the point where a gamer can become immersed.
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Feb 2009
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Anger
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Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
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Anger is a natural human emotion, experienced by all of us. However, many people think of anger as a 'bad' or 'negative' emotion, which can prevent themselves or others from expressing it in a healthy and helpful way.
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Jan 2009
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Sibling rivalry
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Better Health Channel
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Sibling rivalry is a common problem, particularly among children who are the same sex and close together in age. Rivalry between brothers and sisters is lower in families where children feel they are treated equally by their parents. However some behaviours that worry parents are normal for toddlers, and may not have anything to do with a new baby.
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Oct 2008
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Media release. Thursday Island nursing home statement
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Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
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The independent Aged Care Standards and Accreditation Agency is conducting a Full Review Audit of Star of the Sea to ensure proper resident welfare and safety at the Thursday Island facility at the tip of Cape York.
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Oct 2008
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Gambling - advice for family and friends
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Better Health Channel
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Family and friends of problem gamblers can feel guilt, shame and helplessness. They may feel frustrated, isolated and angry about gambling and its impacts. Support services including counselling, financial counselling and legal advice are available to affected family and friends. In most situations it is best not to lend money to a problem gambler. Lending money often maintains the gambling behaviour.
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Sep 2008
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Harassment
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Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
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Harassment (or bullying) causes real distress. It also has negative consequences for the person doing the harassment. Children and young people who are bullied can have problems like anxiety and depression.
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Sep 2008
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An abusive relationship
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Inspire Foundation
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Violence in a relationship can become destructive and physically and emotionally dangerous. If you are experiencing violence in a relationship, things can feel very confusing. This factsheet includes info on key signs of an abusive relationship, what to do if you are being abused, breaking the cycle of violence, and where you can go to get help.
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Feb 2008
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Mental illness: fact and fiction - myDr.com.au
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myDr
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Mental illness is common. For example, about one in every 100 people will develop schizophrenia at some time in their lives and up to two in every hundred will develop bipolar disorder.
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Jan 2007
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School-based secondary prevention programmes for preventing violence
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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Violence is recognised as a major global public health problem, thus there has been much attention placed on interventions aimed at preventing aggressive and violent behaviour. As aggressive behaviour in childhood is considered to be a risk factor for v...
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May 2006
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The NSW trauma registry profile of serious to critical injuries: 2006
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NSW Department of Health
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The NSW Trauma Registry Profile of Serious to Critical Injuries: 2006 is a report which identifies the trauma profile of serious to critically injured patients admitted to Trauma Centres. (This publication is provided by the NSW Insitute of Trauma and Injury Management).
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Jan 2006
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Mental illness: fact and fiction
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SANE Australia
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Mental illness is common. For example, about one in every hundred people will develop schizophrenia at some time in their lives and up to two in every hundred will develop bipolar disorder. Overall, about twenty in every hundred people will experience some form of mental health problem at some time in their lives.
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Jan 2005
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