This report summarises the results of the Prevention United Youth Survey which examined the factors having the most negative and positive impacts on mental health, activities most likely to improve mental health and what could be done by Government to improve the mental health of young Australians.

This policy brief explores both the benefits and risks to young people’s mental health associated with smartphone and social media use, and discusses the ways in which to harness the positive aspects of the digital environment while averting or minimising the potential mental health harms associated with the online world among young Australians.

This paper argues that the Albanese Government has an opportunity to introduce a new approach that focuses on the promotion of mental wellbeing and the prevention of mental health conditions among young Australians.

This discussion paper explores the factors contributing to the increased prevalence of mental health conditions among young people and outlines the new, more proactive approach that’s urgently needed to stem the rising tide of mental ill-health among young Australians.