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

*Corresponding author for this work

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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 languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)95-102
    Number of pages8
    JournalChild and Adolescent Mental Health
    Volume18
    Issue number2
    Early online date4 Apr 2013
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 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

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