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Teenagers from remote NT Aboriginal community make hip hop clip about mental illness

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Youth in Belyuen with their faces painted on a beach at sunset
Youth in Belyuen with their faces painted for a video filmed by the Indigenous Hip Hop Projects.(Supplied: IHHP)

Teenagers in the Northern Territory Aboriginal community of Belyuen say they hope their hip hop video clip about mental illness will encourage other kids to be open about their problems.

Young Indigenous people have the highest rates of mental illness in the country.

The teenagers say the song tells people to do something simple and talk to each other.

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Ethan Jorrock, Belyuen resident
Claudette Gordon, Belyuen resident
Professor Gary Robinson, Menzies School of Health Research

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Belyuen, Indigenous (Other Peoples), Teenagers, Mental Health, Hip Hop
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