To ensure that young people can access mental health services where and when they need them, a total of $26 million in grant funding will be given to headspace services across Australia, including the one in Caboolture.
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Around 40 headspace centres located in New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia, and the Northern Territory will benefit from grants of up to $1.8 million each. The additional funding will help headspace services that are experiencing high demand across the country to:
- expand services, improving access to high quality, youth-friendly mental health support
- refurbish, expand or relocate headspace facilities to increase service capacity and make them more welcoming
- deliver new strategies such as triage and a walk-in single session approach, workforce training, and access to more group activities.
headspace provides free or low cost youth-friendly support in four key areas—mental health, related physical health, substance misuse, and social and vocational support. It offers a safe, welcoming place where young people can get non-judgmental professional help and peer support, so they can tackle their challenges in a way that is right for them.
Aside from Caboolture, four headspace locations in Queensland –Cairns, Toowoomba, Taringa, and Woolloongabba will also receive the funding from the Government.
Minister for Health and Aged Care Greg Hunt said these investments will ensure better social and health outcomes for young Australians, giving them the opportunity to reach their full potential in life.
“The funding reinforces our Government’s strong commitment to achieving better mental health for all Australians, and will complement the existing investment of $6.5 billion in mental health services in 2021-22,” Minister Hunt said.
About headspace
headspace provides a range of services to improve the health and wellbeing of young people aged between 12 to 25 years. Their services cover four core areas: mental health and wellbeing, physical and sexual health, work and study support, and alcohol and other drug services.
headspace is the National Youth Mental Health Foundation providing early intervention mental health. It is funded by the Australian Government Department of Health.
To learn more about headspace services, visit headspace.org.au. If you’re in Caboolture or nearby, you may call 07 5428 1599 or call in to see them at the Lakes Centre. headspace Caboolture is located at Suite 38, The Lakes Centre, 8/24 King St, Caboolture.
