'Adult’ pressures hit hard as UNICEF warns teens are losing hope

For marginalised children and teens, these kinds of pressures are felt even more acutely.

A new report from UNICEF Australia has found that less than a third of Australian teens are feeling excited or hopeful about their futures. Credit: Storyblocks - seventyfourimages

Key Points

• A new report from UNICEF Australia has found that less than a third of Australian teens are feeling excited or hopeful about their futures.
• Mental health issues and anxiety around 'adult' challenges like housing and money are key drivers of declining wellbeing.
• Launched in Parliament, the report put forward five recommendations - including establishing a National Early Childhood Commission

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