The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare has recently stated that men had made up more than half of the injury hospitalisations and 8,700 injury related deaths  in 2021-2022. Injury hospitalisations and deaths include intentional self-harm.

The AIHW had made a link between injury hospitalisations in males as a result of the likelihood of them engaging in risk-taking behaviours.

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Produced By: Alana Su-Navratil

Featured In Story: Dr Steven Segal, Psychologist

First aired on The Wire, Wednesday 5 June 2024