0 An alarming snapshot of the mental health of Australian high school students has found one in three girls and a quarter of boys are depressed, with many turning to violence, alcohol and unwanted sex to cope with problems.
The findings, from Resilient Youth Australia, suggest students are lacking skills such as impulse control, conflict resolution and relationship-building. It has prompted a push for schools to incorporate lessons in emotional resilience as part of the national curriculum.
''As a nation, we need to start empowering our kids and giving them these skills. The kids who get violent on our streets and get really drunk often have no idea how to form a relationship. They are the same kids who are socially anxious and scared and believe that it's OK to resolve their problems by hitting somebody,'' said Andrew Fuller, a clinical psychologist and director of Resilient Youth Australia.
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