‘Urgent national priority’:Pandemic’s staggering mental toll on young Australians
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‘Urgent national priority’:Pandemic’s staggering mental toll on young Australians

An exclusive survey reveals 82 per cent of young Australians have experienced mental health issues during the COVID-19 pandemic,with one in four having suicidal thoughts.

  • byJewel Topsfield andSophie Aubrey

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We have a solution to lift the heavy burden of mental ill-health from young Australians

We have a solution to lift the heavy burden of mental ill-health from young Australians

The model for tackling this escalating public health crisis is already in place.

  • byPatrick McGorry
Youth mental health services to get $206 million for early psychosis intervention

Youth mental health services to get $206 million for early psychosis intervention

About a quarter of young Australians experiencing moderate to severe mental health problems have not accessed specialised help,research shows.

  • byLisa Visentin
How to find help when you’re struggling with mental health

How to find help when you’re struggling with mental health

There ought to be an obvious answer to the question,how to seek help with your mental health,but the reality isn’t quite so simple.

  • bySarah Berry
The mental health of young people is almost visibly unravelling

The mental health of young people is almost visibly unravelling

Clinical psychologists are today bracing for ever-increasing rates of mental illness among young people.

  • byCaroline Hunt
‘I am enough’:Young people tell us how mental illness affects them

‘I am enough’:Young people tell us how mental illness affects them

As conversations about mental health became more common,we ask young Australians how they got through their darkest moments.

  • bySophie Aubrey andJewel Topsfield
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New podcast explores the mental health crisis in young people

New podcast explores the mental health crisis in young people

Enough,a new podcast from The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age,looks at the challenges young people face with their mental health.

Behind the scenes with Enough hosts Sophie Aubrey,Jewel Topsfield

Behind the scenes with Enough hosts Sophie Aubrey,Jewel Topsfield

Sophie Aubrey and Jewel Topsfield are hosts of The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald’s latest podcast,Enough. Here they talk about how the podcast came about,introduce some of the young people who opened up about their experiences of mental illness and discuss what readers/listeners can expect from the rest of the series.

  • byOrietta Guerrera