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News.com.au
27-06-2025
- Health
- News.com.au
Aussie mum shocked by mental health wait for struggling child
A mother has shared her heartbreak at her daughter's spiral into anxiety aged just six, refusing school and food amid a year-long wait for treatment. Despite working in the mental health sector, Melbourne mum Sol Mardones faced a nightmarish battle to get help for her daughter Jeannie which only made her mental health issues worse. Mrs Mardones, an executive at Smiling Mind, said the family struck delay after delay in the system, and were forced to watch as Jeannie became a withdrawn, worried and tearful child who was scared of going to school. She has now joined a campaign to push for urgent government investment in mental health services for children. 'It was really distressing for my husband Matt and I to watch her go through that,' Mrs Mardones said. 'She went from a confident, smart, happy kid to an anxious child who doubted herself.' 'It was more than a year of advocacy and thousands of dollars before we found help. 'But by then, things were dire. 'I was shocked by how hard it was to get what we needed, and I'm someone who works in the sector.' Mrs Mardones said Jeannie first began to show signs of distress in Year 1, but attempts to get help from the school fell on deaf ears. For months, she only went to school for half the week, with her husband Matt going part-time at work as they attempted to get to the bottom of her issues. 'The rubber really hit the road when the stress of school changed in Year 1,' Mrs Mardones said. 'She was in a composite class and the pressure to perform academically, even at that young age, and to sit still and navigate social issues with older children in the classroom, were really challenging for her. 'It made sense when she was diagnosed with neurodiversity. 'But at the time her school wasn't well-equipped to recognise the signs of her distress and didn't believe us or validate our concerns.' She said they hit more brick walls during multiple GP visits, with their concerns initially 'dismissed and minimised'. 'It took Jeannie to get to a really severe level of distress to finally get a referral to see a pediatrician,' she said. 'Once we had the referral, it was months of waiting to get that appointment, and even more months to get other types of support.' Jeannie, now eight, returned to her happy self with treatment and support after doctors diagnosed her as neurodivergent in 2023. 'She's at a different school now, and she's got her spark back,' Mrs Mardones said. She is now urging other parents to have important conversations with their children about mental health, and educate them in emotional literacy. Smiling Mind is leading a push calling for more investment in prevention for children. Mental Health Australia is also pushing for the government to address unprecedented levels of mental illness in children and the 'huge gaps' in support for those aged 12 and below. Among its priorities are reducing waiting times of up to 12 months for psychologists, developing tailored services for children, and more investment in early intervention. 'As a first step, we'd like to see real, tangible commitments across (all) governments to invest in universal platforms, like early learning centres and schools, to both support the prevention of mental health conditions in the first place and respond to emerging needs,' chief exeuctive Carolyn Nikoloski said. Federal Health Minister Mark Butler said all Australian governments had agreed at a joint Health and Mental Health Ministers meeting in June that children's mental health was 'a priority'. 'We need to make sure children, and their families have the support and resources they need,' he said in a statement. 'That's why the Albanese Government continues to roll out a national network of 17 Kids Hubs for children aged 0 – 12 years, 11 of which are already operational.' Kids Hubs offer multidisciplinary services including mental health support for families and children aged 0-12, with MHA advocating for the network to be expanded.
Yahoo
30-05-2025
- Climate
- Yahoo
Year of the surge: How a storm 100 miles away changed Tampa Bay forever
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — In 2024, Tampa Bay witnessed something that hadn't happened in generations—a historic storm surge, not from a direct hurricane strike, but from a storm that stayed nearly 100 miles offshore. Hurricane Helene never made landfall, but it didn't have to. On Davis Islands, longtime resident Jeannie Trudeau Tate remembers the moment she realized something was different. 'I've lived on Davis Island since 1983, and we have never had a drop of water in the house.' But on that day, water began creeping up over the seawall, spilling into their pool, and slamming against their sliding glass doors. Debate of Midnight Pass continues after reopening due to hurricanes 'The water was up four feet on the sliding glass doors,' she said. 'I was joking, I should do a commercial for the door company—because somehow, not a drop came through.' Until it did. It wasn't the windows or the doors that gave way—it was the pet door. 'We first foolishly thought we could keep up with it,' Jeannie said. 'We tried the wet vac, buckets … but within 30 minutes, we knew it was a losing battle.' With floodwaters rising and power flickering, Jeannie and her husband made a split-second decision: escape now, or risk being trapped. 'We tried the front door, but the water was four feet high. We went to the window—water was right there. My husband flung the front door open, we stayed to the side, grabbed the dog, and waded waist-deep through the bushes to a neighbor's house. It was about 12:30 in the morning.' Helene claimed twelve lives in the Tampa Bay area—all due to storm surge. Many were caught off guard, thinking a storm that far offshore couldn't pose a threat. But just weeks later, Hurricane Milton approached on a track that threatened a direct hit. This time, people listened. 'I'm absolutely convinced people reacted differently because of Helene,' Jeannie said. 'My husband and I—prime example—we evacuated for Milton. It was a ghost town.' Thanks to the memory of Helene's surge, Milton claimed no surge-related deaths. The storm that didn't make landfall here ended up saving lives, because experience became the teacher. The National Hurricane Center continues to urge coastal communities to take storm surge seriously, even when a hurricane is well offshore. Water, not wind, is often the deadliest threat. And in the year of the surge, Tampa Bay learned that firsthand. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
North Wales Chronicle
30-05-2025
- Entertainment
- North Wales Chronicle
Joan Eardley Sketches of Glasgow street children to be sold at auction
The 11 small pastel and charcoal drawings were selected from one of Eardley's sketchbooks which was given to a doctor after her death by her close friend Angus Neil, who died in 1992. Eardley is considered one of the great British artists of the 20th century and the collection is to be sold live online and in Edinburgh by auctioneers Lyon & Turnbull on June 5. The works depict studies of street children in Townhead for which she is best known, alongside sketches of Catterline on the north-east coast of Scotland where she lived with Mr Neil. The friends met at Scottish art school Hospitalfield House in Arbroath, Angus, in 1947 and Mr Neil would often stay in her Townhead studio for long periods of time. When Eardley moved to Catterline, he helped renovate her cottage and became a fixture around the small fishing village. After the war, Mr Neil struggled with his mental health and Eardley became a pivotal figure in his life, looking out for him and helping him financially. When Eardley died of cancer in 1963 aged 42, a distraught Mr Neil was admitted to the psychiatric hospital Sunnyside Royal near Montrose. The sketchbook was given by Mr Neil to a GP in Glasgow in the 1960s, who had provided him with room and board during a breakdown, and has been treasured by the family ever since. The auction also includes four large works by Eardley, including Fishing Nets, Catterline, which is valued at £30,000-£50,000. It featured in a major exhibition of Eardley's work in the National Galleries of Scotland in 2016-17. Jeannie, valued at £40,000-£60,000, depicts an elderly lady, Jeannie Kelso, who was befriended by Eardley during holidays to the Isle of Arran in the early 1940s. Blue Jersey, which depicts a child holding her baby brother, is estimated to fetch between £20,000 and £30,000. A rare example of an early Eardley painting, Street Scene, from the 1940s, has a valuation of £7,000-£10,000. Charlotte Riordan, senior specialist at Lyon & Turnbull, said: 'These sketches epitomise the intuitive mark-making and consummate skill of Joan Eardley. To me, they also speak volumes about the woman herself; they're direct – blunt even – but clever and charismatic. A total original.'
Leader Live
30-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Leader Live
Joan Eardley Sketches of Glasgow street children to be sold at auction
The 11 small pastel and charcoal drawings were selected from one of Eardley's sketchbooks which was given to a doctor after her death by her close friend Angus Neil, who died in 1992. Eardley is considered one of the great British artists of the 20th century and the collection is to be sold live online and in Edinburgh by auctioneers Lyon & Turnbull on June 5. The works depict studies of street children in Townhead for which she is best known, alongside sketches of Catterline on the north-east coast of Scotland where she lived with Mr Neil. The friends met at Scottish art school Hospitalfield House in Arbroath, Angus, in 1947 and Mr Neil would often stay in her Townhead studio for long periods of time. When Eardley moved to Catterline, he helped renovate her cottage and became a fixture around the small fishing village. After the war, Mr Neil struggled with his mental health and Eardley became a pivotal figure in his life, looking out for him and helping him financially. When Eardley died of cancer in 1963 aged 42, a distraught Mr Neil was admitted to the psychiatric hospital Sunnyside Royal near Montrose. The sketchbook was given by Mr Neil to a GP in Glasgow in the 1960s, who had provided him with room and board during a breakdown, and has been treasured by the family ever since. The auction also includes four large works by Eardley, including Fishing Nets, Catterline, which is valued at £30,000-£50,000. It featured in a major exhibition of Eardley's work in the National Galleries of Scotland in 2016-17. Jeannie, valued at £40,000-£60,000, depicts an elderly lady, Jeannie Kelso, who was befriended by Eardley during holidays to the Isle of Arran in the early 1940s. Blue Jersey, which depicts a child holding her baby brother, is estimated to fetch between £20,000 and £30,000. A rare example of an early Eardley painting, Street Scene, from the 1940s, has a valuation of £7,000-£10,000. Charlotte Riordan, senior specialist at Lyon & Turnbull, said: 'These sketches epitomise the intuitive mark-making and consummate skill of Joan Eardley. To me, they also speak volumes about the woman herself; they're direct – blunt even – but clever and charismatic. A total original.'
Rhyl Journal
30-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Rhyl Journal
Joan Eardley Sketches of Glasgow street children to be sold at auction
The 11 small pastel and charcoal drawings were selected from one of Eardley's sketchbooks which was given to a doctor after her death by her close friend Angus Neil, who died in 1992. Eardley is considered one of the great British artists of the 20th century and the collection is to be sold live online and in Edinburgh by auctioneers Lyon & Turnbull on June 5. The works depict studies of street children in Townhead for which she is best known, alongside sketches of Catterline on the north-east coast of Scotland where she lived with Mr Neil. The friends met at Scottish art school Hospitalfield House in Arbroath, Angus, in 1947 and Mr Neil would often stay in her Townhead studio for long periods of time. When Eardley moved to Catterline, he helped renovate her cottage and became a fixture around the small fishing village. After the war, Mr Neil struggled with his mental health and Eardley became a pivotal figure in his life, looking out for him and helping him financially. When Eardley died of cancer in 1963 aged 42, a distraught Mr Neil was admitted to the psychiatric hospital Sunnyside Royal near Montrose. The sketchbook was given by Mr Neil to a GP in Glasgow in the 1960s, who had provided him with room and board during a breakdown, and has been treasured by the family ever since. The auction also includes four large works by Eardley, including Fishing Nets, Catterline, which is valued at £30,000-£50,000. It featured in a major exhibition of Eardley's work in the National Galleries of Scotland in 2016-17. Jeannie, valued at £40,000-£60,000, depicts an elderly lady, Jeannie Kelso, who was befriended by Eardley during holidays to the Isle of Arran in the early 1940s. Blue Jersey, which depicts a child holding her baby brother, is estimated to fetch between £20,000 and £30,000. A rare example of an early Eardley painting, Street Scene, from the 1940s, has a valuation of £7,000-£10,000. Charlotte Riordan, senior specialist at Lyon & Turnbull, said: 'These sketches epitomise the intuitive mark-making and consummate skill of Joan Eardley. To me, they also speak volumes about the woman herself; they're direct – blunt even – but clever and charismatic. A total original.'
