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Housnia Shams

Young people in mental health distress need better alternatives to emergency departments, advocates say

Charlotte Gonzaga was diagnosed with anxiety and depression weeks after suffering a panic attack and self-harming. (ABC News: Housnia Shams)

When Charlotte Gonzaga experienced her first panic attack and self-harmed in 2019, she rushed to a Sydney hospital.

But after a long, agonising wait in a busy emergency department (ED), her symptoms worsened.

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