The call to action follows the release of new headspace research that shows more than half of young Australians still deal with personal problems on their own, rather than speaking to someone.

The headspace National Youth Mental Health Survey also found three in five young people feel there is still stigma around seeking help for a mental illness.

In NSW, 49 per cent of young people prefer to deal with their personal problems on their own, while 59 per cent agree there is stigma around seeking help for a mental illness in Australia.

Ashleigh Sakkouri the headspace Lithgow Community Engagement Officer said that as part of the headspace national campaign small steps start big things, Lithgow headspace created 'StressLess' packs as a way to share information and resources with local students.

"We have seen an increase in stress and anxiety in the age bracket for year 11 and 12 students since the beginning of lockdown," she said.

"This can be attributed to many things but certainly the changes to face-face learning, work from home and study pressures have increased stress, and online fatigue was becoming more evident, resulting in less capacity to stay focused on study."

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Offering 'StressLess' Packs to support year 11 and 12 students during this time, provided a way to give students easy access to supportive resources and some little bits and pieces to help get them through.

The feedback received from the schools and student so far, indicate that the packs were a welcomed offering from headspace, and they were grateful for the support during this challenging time.

"A big theme in our 'StressLess' packs is practicing self-care. Self-care is really important and the packs offered resources that were a reminder of the benefits of self-care in stressful times," she said.

Some tips that headspace Lithgow could give struggling students during this tough time are:

The headspace stress packs include:

Packs were delivered to Lithgow High school, Portland Central and La Salle Academy to be distributed to all year 11 and 12 students.

Alternatively, additional packs are available and free to be collected from headspace centre at Lithgow.

"If you are feeling stressed or overwhelmed and feel like you need some to talk to contact headspace Lithgow 6352 7600," Ms Sakkouri said.

Visit headspace.org.au or chat to a counsellor online at eheadspace.org.au.

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