Abstract
Background: Australian young people have a high prevalence of mental health problems but low rates of service use. This article examines whether the Australian National Youth Mental Health Foundation, headspace, has helped redress this through providing youth-specific services.
Method: The article compares headspace service use demographics with population data from the Australian Survey of Mental Health and Wellbeing from 2007.
Results: Headspace has improved access relative to the population, particularly among males and socially and economically excluded young people.
Conclusions: Despite overall successes, certain ethnic and age groups appear under-represented and in need of more careful targeting by youth mental health services.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 95-102 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | Child and Adolescent Mental Health |
Volume | 18 |
Issue number | 2 |
Early online date | 4 Apr 2013 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - May 2013 |
Scopus Subject Areas
- Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health
- Psychiatry and Mental health
User-Defined Keywords
- Age
- Gender
- Mental health
- Service access
- Social and economic participation
- Young people