Out of the Blues: A video about depression in young people

This video was first made in 1998, and reflected our experience in developing a special service for Depression for young people up to the age of 25. We called the service 'Out of the Blues', hence the title of the video. The service ran successfully at Flinders Medical Centre for a number of years and then morphed into a youth service with somewhat broader aims.

You could use this video as a conversation starter in a small group of young people, or in a conference format.

Just be aware, that as with all such videos, they may cause distress or trigger old feelings. Make sure you have supports in place.

If you would like to view the video, it can be found on YouTube at

Out of the Blues: Towards Suicide Prevention