'If I've reached one student, that's worth everything': How Kate's story helps young Canberrans feel less alone

Kathryn Lewis
Updated January 23 2021 - 11:52am, first published 6:00am
Kate Neser volunteers with MIEACT, telling her experience of mental illness with her daughter Bec, to students, teachers and parents. Picture: Karleen Minney
Kate Neser volunteers with MIEACT, telling her experience of mental illness with her daughter Bec, to students, teachers and parents. Picture: Karleen Minney

Bec Cameron Neser was 13 when she was diagnosed with severe anxiety, but her mum Kate Neser says she had been dealing with it long before they "realised something was really wrong."

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Kathryn Lewis

Kathryn Lewis

Canberra Times Journalist

I am a breaking and general news reporter. Contact me with tips or story ideas at kathryn.lewis@canberratimes.com.au

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