A 2021 survey led by Mission Australia and Orygen on Australian youths has found around half, or 50 percent of those surveyed, found their mental health was affected by the pandemic, with high lockdown states such as New South Wales (NSW) and Victoria having the highest reports of adverse mental health.
Victorian youths, who experienced the most days in lockdowns in the world after the state Labor government implemented lockdowns six times, reported the highest levels of mental health problems, with 69 percent of surveyed participants reporting negative mental health. While NSW, the state in Australia that experienced the second-longest period under lockdown, came second with 54 percent of surveyed participants reporting negative mental health.
