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These issues are happening on a daily a basis and will continue unless some form of change is implemented to stop and improve young Australian lives. However many young individuals do not have the courage to speak up and confront their problems so they endure it as long as they possibly can because they might have been convinced into believing that no one in society cares for them either because they have made attempts to seek out help but have been unsuccessful in obtaining it or they have been told and convinced by others that no is actually willing to help them as they do not care because of this, many young Australians take the drastic choice of ending their life because they do not wish to live a life that has only brought them suffering. All forms of abuse and bullying in today 's society exists because people are expected to behave and appear a certain way in society, as society has a set of imaginary rules that many people seem to believe is the correct way to live life, as many people are constantly changing their lifestyle to fit into the societal norms and behave as they are expected too, but what is actually considered normal and who essentially made these regulations that are changing the way people behave and act in a public place, and why is considered wrong if any individual is said to be deviating from …show more content…
Awareness can be raised through school events educating and informing children of all the easy available assistance that can be found through online chat services or phone chat services as well as face-to-face counselling. Other prevention methods include reducing an individuals access to lethal or hazardous equipment that may have the potential to end their life or impair their abilities internally and externally (Yip 2012). Students also need to be taught the consequences of abusing their peers and why it is cruel and wrong. Although to prevent a situation, one needs to be able to identify the problem when it beings otherwise it may become too late to stop. The way children are raised will affect their behaviour and mental state as their minds are still developing and aren 't able to define what is right from what is wrong which in turn will alter the way they perceive