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time alarming new statistics from the liptember foundation have revealed that one in two women words liz mcgrath and social isolation caused by the covid-19 pandemic compounded floods and uncertainty over the war struggling the liptember foundation's women's revealed that half of all australian women are battling with mental illness liptember foundation ceo and founder luke morris says the research provides a deep insight into women's mental health in australia show your support and join the liptember flagship fundraising campaign this september liptember foundation "despite the prevalence of mental been little focus on their special needs with statistics often pulled from general studies across all genders." luke says "that's led to statistics that haven't accurately expressed where things are at and has also meant women haven't received the level of support they need to ensure the best possible outcomes for them." confronting facts the exclusive study found mental health issues for females are steadily on the facing a severe form of disorder "but there are currently clear barriers women reaching out." luke explains the reasons include women not realising the importance of addressing "it's clear there is a large gap in treating and diagnosing women's mental "australian bureau of statistics data shows that 10.6 per cent of australian females identify as having a diagnosed long-term mental health condition "which means of the 50 per cent of women in our study who identified as currently experiencing mental illness only one in 10 are actually diagnosed why women suffer more biological factors such as menstruation well as certain experiences such as can each present unique and diverse mental health conditions specifically for there are different life stages factors associated with being female that have a significant impact on the prevalence of mental illness among those who identify as women," he says "although significant progress has been made over the past decade to raise awareness and destigmatise issues statistics are showing us the next step is the house of wellness 21 the women most at risk groups desperately need specific support to prevent significant mental health issues women are currently suffering perinatal depression and anxiety australian women are battling with substance use disorders lgbtiqa+ community are dealing with eating disorders affected by homelessness and poverty are in psychological distress +it also found that women under the age of 39 are at increased risk of suffering from issues such as body image psychological distress and eating disorders becoming more prevalent in this age group wished they could take more time to manage their mental health they felt that other priorities took precedence liptember foundation - women's we need to educate the community and raise awareness around more complex mental health issues "currently half of all women feel there's not enough discussion around deeper issues such as psychotic psychological distress and behavioural shows that further investment in this area must be made." evolved from a fundraising campaign to a trusted source and respected leader when it comes to women's support services are vital to preventing and managing mental illnesses and increasing the overall wellbeing of women living with existing conditions be part of the conversation at liptember.com.au