Even as WA experiences its COVID peak, we’ve been told how well the state is going. But there’s a silent effect of COVID that is impacting West Australian kids the most. 

Almost three quarters of WA young people said they felt isolated, alienated and misunderstood, and one in three rated their mental health over the last 12 months as terrible or poor. 

These stats can be alarming to hear. So are parents underestimating the mental health effects of COVID on their kids? 

Even as WA experiences its COVID peak, we&rsquo;ve been told how well the state is going. But there&rsquo;s a silent effect of COVID that is impacting West Australian kids the most.&nbsp;
Almost three quarters of WA young people said they felt isolated, alienated and misunderstood, and one in three rated their mental health over the last 12 months as terrible or poor.&nbsp;
These stats can be alarming to hear. So are parents underestimating the mental health effects of COVID on their kids?&nbsp;

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