Are we reaching them yet? Service access patterns among attendees at the headspace youth mental health initiative

Roger Patulny; Kristy Muir; Abigail Powell; Saul Flaxman; Ioana Oprea

doi:10.1111/j.1475-3588.2012.00662.x

Are we reaching them yet? Service access patterns among attendees at the headspace youth mental health initiative

Roger Patulny^*, Kristy Muir, Abigail Powell, Saul Flaxman, Ioana Oprea

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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
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	https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1475-3588.2012.00662.x
Publication status	Published - May 2013

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Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health
Psychiatry and Mental health

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Age
Gender
Mental health
Service access
Social and economic participation
Young people

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