An enhanced primary mental care model
headspace is an enhanced primary mental health care model, with a focus on early intervention and prevention for young people aged 12-25 who are at risk of, or experiencing, mental health issues.
headspace cover four core services areas: mental health, physical health, work and study support and alcohol and other drug services. Young people may receive support from a GP, psychologist, social worker, alcohol and drug worker, counsellor, vocational worker or youth worker.
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Targeted support to those aged 12-25 years
Youth Clinical Care and Coordination (Youth Triple C) services provide targeted support to young people aged 12-25 years old, with complex needs and/or emerging mental health issues. These services support early identification and integrated treatment in the community, as well as increased access to responsive community-based treatment options for those at-risk of severe mental illness. Locating Youth Triple C services within primary care has the advantage of being less stigmatising, more accessible and recovery-focused.
The primary goals of Youth Triple C is to:
This service is specifically designed to support young people who fit the above description, are deemed too complex for other primary services (inc. headspace), and who may not meet the criteria for state-based tertiary mental health services.
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headspace Port Lincoln