Early intervention helps teenager with COVID-related mental health problems

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Early intervention helps teenager with COVID-related mental health problems

Jonathan Bentley

Jonathan Bentley

Teenage girl on bed
Ellysa was acting out sexually, not sleeping, not eating and contemplating self-harm [Image: Kinga cichewicz on Unsplash]

GP Jonathan Bentley looks at how he helped a teenager get her life back on track after a troubling period during the pandemic

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