Stories

Faced with the stark, often devastating realities of mental illness from a young age, with no other option in sight, Ashley became a full-time carer for her mother while also battling the everyday pressures that came along with being a Year 9 student at school. Living on welfare with no money for school lunches or [...]

Headed down a dangerous and uncertain path, in his teenage years, Sean admits his life wasn’t exactly going where he wanted it to, he was missing lots of school and experimenting with drugs and alcohol. The separation of parents had an immediate impact on the teen after his father left to work, and eventually settle [...]