The rising costs of living are driving elevated levels of mental distress across the nation and may be driving up the risk of suicide, especially in already financially disadvantaged communities say mental health experts.
Christopher Stone, Policy and Government Relations Manager from Suicide Prevention Australia, has told a Senate Committee, “We’ve seen that distress remains high, with now 74 percent of people recording elevated levels of distress compared to how they felt at the same time last year”.
“The cost of living and personal debt remains the No. 1 issue behind these elevated levels of distress in the community”…