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The depressing lie
Having the courage to question current assumptions Mental illness is reaching epidemic proportions in my country and whatever approaches we have been taking simply are not working. As I mentioned in the post “Remember the days of the old school yard“, our young people are coping with the worst of it: Just over a quarter (26%) of people aged 16–24 had a mental disorder compared to 6% of people aged 75–85. 1 in 3 young people experience moderate to high levels of psychological distress Around 160,000 young people aged 16-24 years live with depression One definition of insanity is “doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results”. When…
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Remember the days of the old school yard
Being a young person today is different. Today I gave an address to the Australian Religious Press Association about communicating with young people in the 21st Century. I have been working with young people since I was a young person. I started youthwork in 1992 at the age of 20. I must admit that it has been helpful for me to stop and realise just how much things have changed in 20 years. My memory of being a young person really is not a good guide for what its like to be a young person today.
