Groundbreaking Australian study finds thousands of children and teenagers suffer mental illness

By Amy Corderoy
Updated August 18 2015 - 10:08am, first published August 7 2015 - 12:01am
Suffering in silence: children may not tell their parents about their mental anguish. Photo: iStock
Suffering in silence: children may not tell their parents about their mental anguish. Photo: iStock

Hundreds of thousands of Australian children and teenagers are experiencing serious mental health issues, but many parents have no idea what is going on, according to a groundbreaking national survey.

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