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Getting enough sleep as a teenager
Build a sleep routine around school, shifts and a changing body clock.
Matching section: Why mornings can feel so difficult
Body & healthMaking screens work with your sleep
Practical ways to stop messages, games and scrolling taking over bedtime.
Matching section: Understand the bedtime trap
Safety & securityI need somewhere safe to stay tonight
Find housing support in Australia, work out what to say when you call and make a plan if the first service is full.
Matching section: Find someone who can help now
Mind & wellbeingWhen everything feels stressful
Work out what is adding pressure and build a practical plan for a demanding week.
Matching section: Try a brief reset
Digital lifeWhen social media makes you feel behind
Build a feed that fits your life, rather than measuring your life against a feed.
Matching section: Know when a feed adjustment is not enough
Everyday independenceCouch surfing and worried about your next place?
Plan beyond your next night, ask for housing support and keep up with school or work while your address changes.
Matching section: Describe the situation as it is
Mind & wellbeingUnderstanding anxiety and worry
Practical ways to describe worry, reduce avoidance and find appropriate support.
Matching section: Know when to get help
Study & workBuild a study plan that fits your actual week
Turn a crowded timetable into realistic study sessions without planning every minute.
Matching section: Leave room for the unexpected
Mind & wellbeingWhen your mood stays low
Notice changes, make daily life more manageable and explain what you need.
Matching section: Take changes seriously
Study & workA practical plan for exam nerves
Prepare for the exam and the anxious moments around it, one manageable step at a time.
Matching section: Make the day less complicated
Digital lifeKeeping gaming enjoyable and in balance
Plan around the games you play, your responsibilities and the people around you.
Matching section: Look at the whole pattern
Mind & wellbeingWhen a sudden wave of panic hits
Understand the limits of self-help and make a practical plan for overwhelming moments.
Matching section: Prepare after the moment passes