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Parents and carers are being warned against dismissing youth loneliness as two-thirds of young people report feel isolated from the people around them. 

Rising distress is causing anguish for families and overwhelming mental health services.

In a new C.D.C. survey, 18- to 24-year-olds reported the highest levels of symptoms of anxiety and depression, and a quarter of them said they had seriously considered suicide.

Half of all coronavirus-related youth suicides in Australia can be prevented if there is better follow-up care after people try to take their own lives, services are increased and unemployment rates are reduced, according to Sydney University's Brain and Mind Centre.

Many of Australia's young people are anxious, lonely and sad, according to the ABC's National Survey. Here's what five young Australians think is driving the trend.

Learn how to identify and help with anxiety in young people
Anxiety is a common condition experienced by young people that can escalate to a point where it impacts on their general wellbeing and activities of daily living; brain development and performance at school or college. If untreated the risk of developing chronic and enduring mental health conditions increases, as well as the risks of deliberate self harm and suicide.

On this course you will learn how to identify anxiety disorders experienced by young people, understand ‘stigma’ related to mental health and develop your ability to help a young person experiencing debilitating anxiety

Young people are stepping into a virtual world as part of a new trial aimed at overcoming the barriers to mental health care in the Northern Territory.

Australia’s national peak body for suicide prevention is calling for alternatives to emergency department care for young people in mental distress.  

In order to understand young Australians' ailing mental health, we need to look beyond the data to understand the economic and social factors that are having devastating consequences.

For youth in isolated outback areas, social media can help them stay connected to those in the city, but it can also have a negative impact on their mental health.

A new report has found that mental health is the biggest concern for young people during the coronavirus pandemic.

Curtin University’s latest Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) titled, ‘‘Talk to me’: Improving mental health and suicide prevention in young adults'.

Download the printable poster here:   The Australian Youth Suicide Prevention Conference is running at CQ Functions Melbourne from 12 - 14 November 20 Professional Development, Social Services Criterion Conferences