This Dataverse supports the datasets in the series of Australian Child and Adolescent Surveys of Mental Health and Wellbeing.

The Australian Child and Adolescent Surveys of Mental Health and Wellbeing are two surveys funded by the Australian Department of Health to estimate the prevalence of mental health conditions among young people in Australia. The first survey, known as The Child and Adolescent Component of the National Survey of Mental Health and Well-Being, was conducted between 1998 and 2000, as part of the National Survey of Mental Health and Wellbeing. 4500 children aged 4 to 17 years were recruited for the 1998 study. The data for the this study is available in ADA Catalogue Record 01069, under an ADA General Access license.

The second survey, known as Young Minds Matter, was conducted by the Telethon Kids Institute and The University of Western Australia on behalf of the Department of Health, between 2013 and 2014, and involved interviews with more than 6,000 Australian families. This examined the emotional and behavioural development of children and young people aged between 4 and 17 years.

The aims of Young Minds Matter were to determine:

  • How many children and adolescents in Australia have mental health problems and disorders.
  • The nature of these mental health problems and disorders.
  • The degree of functional impairment or disability associated with these problems and disorders. - The services used by children and adolescents for mental health problems and disorders.
  • The role of the education sector in providing services for adolescents with mental health problems and disorders.

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The Mental Health of Young People in Australia: Child and Adolescent Component of the National Survey of Mental Health and Well-Being
The Mental Health of Young People in Australia: Child and Adolescent Component of the National Survey of Mental Health and Well-Being
Feb 1, 2019
Sawyer, Michael; Kosky, Robert J.; Baghurst, Peter; Arney, Fiona; Clark, Jennifer J.; Graetz, Brian W.; Whaites, Leanne; Nurcombe, Barry; Raphael, Beverley; Patton, George; Prior, Margot R.; Rey, Joseph M.; Zubrick, Stephen R., 2019, "The Mental Health of Young People in Australia: Child and Adolescent Component of the National Survey of Mental Health and Well-Being", https://doi.org/10.26193/QGXQ47, ADA Dataverse, V1
Surveys in other countries suggest that children and adolescents experience high rates of mental health problems, however in Australia there has been no information at a national level about the prevalence of child and adolescent mental health problems. The Child and Adolescent C...
Young Minds Matter: The second Australian Child and Adolescent Survey of Mental Health and Wellbeing, 2013-14
Young Minds Matter: The second Australian Child and Adolescent Survey of Mental Health and Wellbeing, 2013-14
Nov 5, 2018
Zubrick, Stephen; Lawrence, David; Sawyer, Michael; Ainley, John, 2017, "Young Minds Matter: The second Australian Child and Adolescent Survey of Mental Health and Wellbeing, 2013-14", https://doi.org/10.4225/87/LCVEU3, ADA Dataverse, V2, UNF:6:phw+4O7MA65S03M7NTwhVA== [fileUNF]
The objective of the Young Minds Matter survey was to estimate the prevalence, severity, and impact of mental disorders in children and adolescents in Australia. Seven mental disorders were assessed using the parent or carer completed version of the Diagnostic Interview Schedule...
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