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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
Politics
Eden Gillespie

With youth suicide rates rising in Queensland, parents who have lost children are speaking out

Melissa Wilkinson and her daughter Skyla Lomas who died from suicide in 2017
Melissa Wilkinson (left) and her daughter Skyla Lomas who died from suicide in 2017 aged 16. Photograph: Supplied

A black-and-white picture book chronicles the mental health struggles of 16-year-old Skyla Lomas.

Written months before her death, it describes “the bad guy” who “lived inside” her and the “constant battle” in her mind.

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