'It's really hard': Rise in youth depression prompts calls for more support

Jasper Lindell
Updated October 4 2022 - 7:05am, first published 12:01am
Will O'Meara, 18, right, with his mother Cathy MacMaster at home in Hughes. Picture by Sitthixay Ditthavong
Will O'Meara, 18, right, with his mother Cathy MacMaster at home in Hughes. Picture by Sitthixay Ditthavong

The growing prevalence of depression among adolescents and young adults should prompt expanded support services for Australia's young people, a leading mental health institute says.

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Jasper Lindell

Jasper Lindell

Assembly Reporter

Jasper Lindell joined The Canberra Times in 2018. He is a Legislative Assembly reporter, covering ACT politics and government. He also writes about development, transport, heritage, local history, literature and the arts, as well as contributing to the Times' Panorama magazine. He was previously a Sunday Canberra Times reporter.

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