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Last modified on Thu 22 Apr 2021 13.32 EDT Siobhan Davidson was 21 when the mental health system first let her down. Her story is uniquely hers, but it also echoes those of many young Australians struggling with mental health issues. “I was living in poverty with no financial family support – it was incredibly stressful and self-esteem destroying. I was so busy trying to study and earn enough money to scrape by that I had nothing else in my life. “Then my depression reached a poi...

‘Lives being wasted’: how Australia’s mental health system lets young people down Melissa Davey Siobhan Davidson was 21 when the mental health system first let her down. Her story is uniquely hers, but it also echoes those of many young Australians struggling with mental health issues. “I was living in poverty with no financial family support – it was incredibly stressful and self-esteem destroying. I was so busy trying to study and earn enough money to scrape by that ...