FACT: Suicide is the biggest killer of young Australians, accounting for the deaths of more young people than car accidents.
FACT: One in four young Australians currently has a mental health condition.
FACT: Half of all lifetime cases of mental health disorders start by age 14 years.
One of the biggest issues people with disabilities face is accessibility. Currently, there is no overarching
regulator or code of practice to ensure accessibility is enacted; rather, it is down to individuals and/or
organisations to do the ‘right thing’ – and unfortunately, when not consulted, the ‘right thing’ can often
lead to access Russian roulette.