This report summarises the results of the Prevention United Youth Survey which was conducted online in mid-2024. 

The survey was designed by the Prevention United Youth Advisory Group (YAG) who wanted to ask young people what factors they thought are having the most negative and positive impacts on their mental health, what activities they were most likely engage in to improve their mental health and what they thought could be done by Government to improve the mental health of young Australians. 

The highest rating negative influences on mental health were: fears about the future, finances (cost of living, socio-economic status) and loneliness. The highest rating positive influences on mental health were: friendships, a good night’s sleep, and music and the arts. 

The top solutions that young people believed that Government could implement to improve their mental health were: keeping housing and rent affordable, supporting young people with cost of living and investing in mental health promotion and prevention initiatives.