Table 1.

Sample demographics and background information.

Age (years)	Age of diagnosis (years)	Age of contact (years)	Frequency of contact	Education	Employed	Living circumstances	Service usage
18	3	10	3	Year 12	No	At home with family	Yes
29	27	14	8–12*	TAFE	Yes	At home with family	Yes
31	31	28	1	TAFE	No	At home with family	No
24	23	21	1	Year 12	No	Group accommodation	No
29	10	29	1	TAFE	Yes	Independent	Yes

Note. Age of contact refers to the age of the participant when they first encountered police, as some participants reported multiple encounters. Education refers to the highest level of education. Service usage refers to whether or not the participant has ever accessed services in the community. Participant sex is not included for purposes of anonymity. *This range reflects the verbatim response provided by the participant. Due to the participant providing an indefinite number, the range of 8-12 was maintained to reflect the original answer, as opposed to providing the mean.