Children were also able to indicate how negative
mental health affects their lives:
an d
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y
recognising m
g able
in
tho ughts. Be
anage
to co pe an d m
ghts.
negative tho u
M
yo u fe aking sure
th
el safe
, listen at
respec
e
te
d
family d an d lo ve d to,
an d co
in a
m munit
y.
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—Girl, aged 16
d
g go o ving
n
i
l
e
e
f
n d ha
bo ut
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o
abo ut owle dge t un d yo u
n
o
the k oes on ar to deal
g
what ow ing how
n
an d k
LD
it.
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h
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it
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,
—Boy
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ve
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f
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.
e
f
li
my
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tal health
go o d men
struggle in
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,
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in
e
b
well
g.
ever ythin
13, VIC
—Girl,
aged 9
ed 12–
—Girl, ag
–11, V
IC
nal
emotio
e
h
t
s
hi
. If
l healt
d is in
Menta t yo ur min affecte d,
ha
is
state t ntal health
e
g ba d
yo ur m experiencin oll on
t
e
yo u ar . It takes a set an d
s
n
in d
s
emotio ire bo dy, m
affect
l
l
a
t
n
n
yo ur e tal health i
ll
en
ow we
life. M llbeing or h
e
yo ur w dset is.
, VIC
in
14–15
d
e
g
a
yo ur m
l,
Men
ta
thin l healt
h
g
ever for tee is a big
n
y
unst one ove s an d
able
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also
men
Havi
t
n
a
can ffect w al healt g
h ca
be a
ellbe
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ffec
e.g.
ing,
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bully nhealth d in ma an d this
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just ng an d househ y ways
h
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This xpectat arassme lds,
ions
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pe r s
r
c
on. S t differ on socie
ty.
if th
s on
o, it’
e
s
unst y are d not no the
ti
able
o ing
.
well ceable
or
—Ch
ild w
non ho ident
-bin
ifies
a
aged ry or ot as
he
16–1
7, N r,
SW
been
y has
t
e
i
x
n
e
my a
ve so m
a
Yeah,
h
I
.
up
acting tantru ms.
W
r
11, NS
tempe
ged 9–
—Boy,
a
—Gir
How I feel. How I can
manage an d co pe with
life an d activities. How
resilient I am.
—Girl, aged 12–13, NS
W
g of being
The feelin
tent,
laxe d, con
happy, re
wor rie d,
not o verly resse d. Being
r st
anxio us o
ple
y the sim
o
j
n
e
o
t
able
e time
le to mak
b
a
,
s
g
in
h
t
o
elf, able t
for yo urs
rself.
enjoy yo u
isclosed
ith und
—Child w
SA
ed 16–17,
gender, ag
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t
have her you
of s a high
how
deg
elfm
cont uch re esteem ree
,
s
r
your ol you h ilience a an d
a
n
whe emotion ve over d
ther
s. Si
mp
w ith
y
your ou are h ly put,
self.
appy
—Gi
rl, a
ged
14–1
5, Q
LD
ch
el – if su
v
le
h
lt
a
e
n of
Mental h
o mbinatio
c
a
is
–
g ical
exists
d psycholo
n
a
l
a
n
o
m
ny,
hor
e d by ma
c
n
e
lu
f
in
factors
the
. For me,
s
g
in
h
t
y
k of sleep
c
man
la
e
r
a
s
ctor
r than
biggest fa
ing. Othe
k
r
o
w
r
e
v
an d o
this
en’t g iven
v
e
a
h
I
t,
a
th
ht becaus
g
u
o
h
t
h
c
u
question m k.
or
ecific
of scho olw
from a sp
I’m
p
dep retty
ress
sure
suic
i
i dal on. I s I hav
e
to m
ome
tho
gam yself a ughts times
h
b
get es an d n d I p ut I k ave
l
e
a
ri d
w
of t orkou y vi de ep it
o
t
he
pain to tr
y
.
an d
—B
o
y, a
ged
9–1
1, Q
LD
ed 16–17,
d, who
—Boy, ag
ackgroun
b
ic
n
th
e
r
a, SA
cultural o
to Australi
e
m
a
c
y
tl
recen
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