October - Australian Institute of Health and Welfare

1 in 200 Australians seek treatment for alcohol and other drugs 15 Jun 2016
Pain killer and antipsychotic medication use high among prisoners—particularly females 10 Jun 2016
Community support and employment services most used disability services 08 Jun 2016
Social housing wait lists shorten 02 Jun 2016
Use of palliative care medicine services increasing; expenditure up by 80% 25 May 2016
Less disease and injury burden since 2003—more improvements possible 10 May 2016
Client contacts at Indigenous health organisations continue to increase 04 May 2016
Cervical cancer screening saving lives 03 May 2016
Fewer young people under youth justice supervision, but Indigenous young people are still over-repre 27 Apr 2016
Number of children receiving protection services continues to rise, three-quarters repeat clients 21 Apr 2016
Children in out-of-home care report feeling safe 23 Mar 2016
Australian private hospital admissions rising faster than public hospital admissions 16 Mar 2016
Significant health gap remains between Australians with disability and those without disability 25 Feb 2016
Indigenous children and young people more likely to be hospitalised due to injury 12 Feb 2016
Young people in child protection more likely to also be under youth justice supervision 10 Feb 2016
Over one-third of specialist homelessness clients seek domestic and family violence support 03 Feb 2016
Spending on mental health services hits $8 billion 02 Feb 2016
Toothache more common for uninsured 28 Jan 2016
Fewer cases of golden staph in public hospitals 18 Dec 2015
Adoption numbers continue to fall, but adoptions by carers reach highest point in the decade 17 Dec 2015

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