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The cruel toll of lockdowns on Australia's young is laid bare as kids as young as FIVE seek psychological help - and how to recognise the signs that indicate someone close to you is struggling
Children as young as five are experiencing anxiety and stress during lockdown amid a 'shadow pandemic'
Lifeline Australia's four busiest days of the service's 57-year history all occurred in the month of August
Clinical psychologist says children are absorbing their parent's stress even if they don't understand entirely
Here are some of the faces of Australia's 'shadow pandemic' - the suicide crisis heightened by lockdowns
By Brittany Chain For Daily Mail Australia
Published: 06:12 EDT, 5 September 2021 | Updated: 06:12 EDT, 5 September 2021
On a physical level, Covid may be an illness that preys predominantly on the old, but the corrosive mental toll of the pandemic and the endless lockdowns is increasingly being borne by Australia's young.
Many young adults and teenagers have taken their own lives out of despair arising from lockdowns, and even children as young as five are being treated for anxiety as they absorb their parents' concerns about the future, clinicians have revealed.
Australia's extended use of lockdowns in a bid to curb Covid infection rates has taken a significant mental toll across the community on groups like business owners and the newly unemployed, but mental health workers are finding it is often the youngest who are being overwhelmed by despair.
ust last month, Lifeline Australia recorded its busiest day in 57 years, with crisis support workers handling 3,505 callers in a single day.
For Rachael Murrihy, a clinical psychologist and director of the Kidman Centre UTS, teenagers have been struggling the most with the restrictions as suicide rates attest, and she's even noticed the 'impacts of lockdown stress on five-year-old's.'
'That stress permeates to a child. They're hearing the conversations at home, they're watching the televisions too,' Ms Murrihy said. 'They're not immune to the feelings of helplessness.'
Generally, a child that young is unable to articulate their fears, but physical signs like stomach cramps, irritability or headaches can indicate underlying stress...
The cruel toll of lockdowns on Australia's young is laid bare as kids as young as FIVE seek psychological help - and how to recognise the signs that indicate someone close to you is struggling
Children as young as five are experiencing anxiety and stress during lockdown amid a 'shadow pandemic'
Lifeline Australia's four busiest days of the service's 57-year history all occurred in the month of August
Clinical psychologist says children are absorbing their parent's stress even if they don't understand entirely
Here are some of the faces of Australia's 'shadow pandemic' - the suicide crisis heightened by lockdowns
By Brittany Chain For Daily Mail Australia
Published: 06:12 EDT, 5 September 2021 | Updated: 06:12 EDT, 5 September 2021
On a physical level, Covid may be an illness that preys predominantly on the old, but the corrosive mental toll of the pandemic and the endless lockdowns is increasingly being borne by Australia's young.
Many young adults and teenagers have taken their own lives out of despair arising from lockdowns, and even children as young as five are being treated for anxiety as they absorb their parents' concerns about the future, clinicians have revealed.
Australia's extended use of lockdowns in a bid to curb Covid infection rates has taken a significant mental toll across the community on groups like business owners and the newly unemployed, but mental health workers are finding it is often the youngest who are being overwhelmed by despair.
ust last month, Lifeline Australia recorded its busiest day in 57 years, with crisis support workers handling 3,505 callers in a single day.
For Rachael Murrihy, a clinical psychologist and director of the Kidman Centre UTS, teenagers have been struggling the most with the restrictions as suicide rates attest, and she's even noticed the 'impacts of lockdown stress on five-year-old's.'
'That stress permeates to a child. They're hearing the conversations at home, they're watching the televisions too,' Ms Murrihy said. 'They're not immune to the feelings of helplessness.'
Generally, a child that young is unable to articulate their fears, but physical signs like stomach cramps, irritability or headaches can indicate underlying stress...