The One Thing We've Never Spoken About: Exposing Our Untold Mental Health Crisis

An investigation into the failings of Australia’s mental healthcare system, grounded in a personal story of a mother–daughter relationship.

Journalist Elfy Scott grew up in a household where her mother’s schizophrenia was rarely, if ever, spoken about. For many years, this complex mental health condition was treated as an open secret.

Over the past two decades, admirable work has been done to generate public dialogue about more common mental health conditions like depression and anxiety. But...