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Warning: This episode discusses abuse, mental illness and suicide.

Abbie* can’t live with her mum because of abuse in the household. Chris says he was rejected when he came out as trans. Maddison’s* mother is too damaged to care for her. 

Many young people are affected by problems stemming from broken homes, domestic violence and other traumatic events.

Long-term, there is a strong relationship between trauma and p...

Warning: This episode discusses eating disorders and suicide.

Molli was convinced she had to be thin to be a dancer and started copying restrictive eating advice she was seeing on YouTube. Alex became obsessed with attaining an “ideal” muscular body after a break-up, and ended up nearly losing his life. Melani used binge-eating to cope with loneliness and became afraid to go to parties.

Eating disorders took control of ...

Warning: This episode discusses anxiety and suicide.

Isaac was in so much distress he was convinced he was having a heart attack. But like many others, he discovered it was actually a panic attack and he was experiencing anxiety.

Minka’s anxiety started at age seven and ever since, she’s struggled to get to school. 

Nelani’s was triggered when she was bullied over her accent.

While for Portia, racism has been...

Warning: This episode discusses self-harm, suicide and sexual assault.

Alex, who is transgender, experienced depression and suicidal thoughts from the age of 11. But socially transitioning in Year 8 - with the support of his parents and school - marked a turning point in his mental health. Jack’s parents were delighted when he came out as gay but a horrible incident triggered a dark depressive episode. And Emily struggled wit...

Warning: This episode discusses suicide.

Anita grew up hiding her feelings. Outwardly she was confident and happy but inside she was anxious and would often cry alone. Daniel was plagued by thoughts that others were judging him about his stutter. At 16, he had to be taken out of school because of panic attacks and suicidal thoughts. 

In this episode we explore suicidal ideation. It is not in itself a mental illness, but people...

Warning: This episode discusses depression, suicide and drug abuse

Nathan went into year 12 thinking it was going to be one of the best years of his life. But the pandemic stole all the normal rites of passage and he was left struggling with depression. Depression is a serious mental illness. It can feel like you're in a black hole and like there's no hope or joy. For Kaara, it was a case of masking her depression with recreational...

Being a young person is hard enough, but when you add a global health crisis to the mix things are really tough.

Before COVID-19, almost half of Australians aged 18-24 were experiencing moderate to high levels of psychological distress. And this had been on the rise for years. The pandemic has only made it harder. The OECD says the COVID-19 crisis has turned into a mental health crisis for young people.

From The Age and The Sydney ...