Katie
Australia, 17 years old
Katie admits that by all accounts she is one lucky girl. Middle class, in a wealthy country and all her needs and wants met. But despite all this, the challenge that Katie faces everyday is dealing with her demons of depression and anxiety. In a wealthy country such as Australia, how is it that we have one of the highest rates of suicide in the world amongst our young people. As a highly intelligent young woman and a self confessed nerd on the brink of her final school exams, how will Katie and her family deal with the pressure of success and failure in this competitive world?
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