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Surviving Year 12: A parent's guide to self-care

By ReachOut Accredited

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Year 12 isn’t only stressful for teens. Find out how counsellor Stephanie Osfield prioritised self-care to get herself and her three children through their final years of schooling.

This service may help:

  • Understand how exam stress can affect both you and your teen
  • Recognise signs of burnout
  • Support you and your teen to focus on your mental health and wellbeing

Service for

Parents
Carers (family, friends, professional carers)

Cost

Free

Age group

26 to 69 years

Availability

24/7

Duration

1 day or One-off service

Engagement

Self-guided
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This article was written by Stephanie Osfield, an award-winning health and science journalist, family and carer Peer Support worker, and a trained counsellor, teacher and mentor.