DEAR DEIDRE:I’M so worried about my little sister.
She’s 16 and has been really down since the pandemic started.
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She hasn’t been going out with her friends, even though she can now, and has lost interest in her college work.
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My mum thinks she might be getting depressed.
I’m 18 and we always used to be close. But she won’t open up to me.
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DEIDRE SAYS: Lots of young people have struggled with pandemic lockdowns and their effect on education and social life.
It does sound like your sister might be becoming depressed.
Please talk to your mum and try to persuade your sister to see her doctor.
My support pack on depression will tell you more about this condition and how to get help.
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