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A third of children with concussion will experience mental health issues

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Natasha Prior of Canberra is taken from the field following a clash with Savannah McCaskill of Sydney during the round 5 W-League match between Canberra United and Sydney Football Club at McKellar Park in Canberra, December 2018.(AAP: Rohan Thomson)

More than a third of young people who suffer a concussion will experience a mental health issue... which may last for years.

That's the staggering new finding from Murdoch Children's Research Institute, after probing the outcomes of more than 90-thousand children who had been concussed.

Researchers say the finding means it's imperative to intervene early with mental health support to avoid longer term repercussions.

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Professor Vicki Anderson, director of clinical sciences research at the Murdoch Children's Research Institute

Emma Henry, concussion sufferer

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