The services provided to young people by headspace centres in Australia

Abstract

Objectives: To describe the services provided to young people aged 12–25 years who attend headspace centres across Australia, and how these services are being delivered. Design: A census of headspace clients commencing an episode of care between 1 April 2013 and 31 March 2014. Participants: All young people first attending one of the 55 fully established headspace centres during the data collection period (33 038 young people). Main outcome measures: Main reason for presentation, wait time, service type, service provider type, funding stream. Results: Most young people presented for mental health problems and situational problems (such as bullying or relationship problems); most of those who..