Patryk Sobczak/Unsplash If can be difficult to know if a young person is experiencing mental health difficulties but there are sign to look for. Codyre said it could be difficult for parents and caregiver to know if a young person was struggling with their mental health. The NTS runs several free and anonymous mental health services, including 1737 – need to talk?, depression.org, and The Lowdown. NTS mental health and additions service delivery manager Dylan Norton said there had been an increase in demand from young people in 2020. “Some of the students contacting us with mental health distress were living with whānau who had lost jobs.

Source: Stuff February 08, 2021 22:02 UTC