Debra J Rickwood1, Nic R Telford2, Alexandra G Parker2, Chris J Tanti2, Patrick D McGorry3. 1. Faculty of Health, University of Canberra, Canberra, ACT, Australia. debra.rickwood@canberra.edu.au. 2. headspace National Youth Mental Health Foundation, Melbourne, VIC, Australia. 3. Orygen Youth Health Research Centre, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: To provide the first national profile of the characteristics of young people (aged 12-25 years) accessing headspace centre services - the Australian Government's innovation in youth mental health service delivery - and investigate whether headspace is providing early service access for adolescents and young adults with emerging mental health problems. DESIGN AND PARTICIPANTS: Census of all young people accessing a headspace centre across the national network of 55 centres comprising a total of 21 274 headspace clients between 1 January and 30 June 2013. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Reason for presentation, Kessler Psychological Distress Scale, stage of illness, diagnosis, functioning. RESULTS: Young people were most likely to present with mood and anxiety symptoms and disorders, self-reporting their reason for attendance as problems with how they felt. Client demographic characteristics tended to reflect population-level distributions, although clients from regional areas and of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander background were particularly well represented, whereas those who were born outside Australia were underrepresented. CONCLUSION: headspace centres are providing a point of service access for young Australians with high levels of psychological distress and need for care in the early stages of the development of mental disorder.
OBJECTIVES: To provide the first national profile of the characteristics of young people (aged 12-25 years) accessing headspace centre services - the Australian Government's innovation in youth mental health service delivery - and investigate whether headspace is providing early service access for adolescents and young adults with emerging mental health problems. DESIGN AND PARTICIPANTS: Census of all young people accessing a headspace centre across the national network of 55 centres comprising a total of 21 274 headspace clients between 1 January and 30 June 2013. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Reason for presentation, Kessler Psychological Distress Scale, stage of illness, diagnosis, functioning. RESULTS: Young people were most likely to present with mood and anxiety symptoms and disorders, self-reporting their reason for attendance as problems with how they felt. Client demographic characteristics tended to reflect population-level distributions, although clients from regional areas and of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander background were particularly well represented, whereas those who were born outside Australia were underrepresented. CONCLUSION: headspace centres are providing a point of service access for young Australians with high levels of psychological distress and need for care in the early stages of the development of mental disorder.
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