Ipswich Headspace to Help Young People Through Tough Times
Young Ipswich and Somerset Region residents with mental health issues will get better support with the launch of a new headspace service on 4 April 2013.
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The Hon Mark Butler MP
Minister for Mental Health and Ageing
Minister for Housing and Homelessness
Minister for Social Inclusion
Minister Assisting the Prime Minister on Mental Health Reform
The Hon Shayne Neumann MP
Parliamentary Secretary for Health and Ageing
Member for Blair
4 April 2013 Young Ipswich and Somerset Region residents with mental health issues will get better support with the launch of a new headspace service today.
Minister for Mental Health Mark Butler and local MP and Parliamentary Secretary for Health and Ageing Shayne Neumann opened the service saying it would provide valuable support in areas such as mental health, drug and alcohol treatment, physical health and social and vocational support.
Mr Neumann said Ipswich has a significant youth population and the headspace centre would be well positioned to support the growing population in the area, focussed on people aged 12 to 25.
“An astonishing 92 per cent of young people have reported improvements in their mental health after using the headspace service, and we expect to see similar results here in Ipswich,” Mr Neumann said.
“The new headspace service will give young people in this region the help they need to get through tough times, get back on their feet and fulfill their potential.”
“Today’s launch demonstrates that the Federal Labor Government is continuing to deliver on its promise to make mental health reform a priority.”
Minister for Mental Health and Ageing, Mark Butler, said that with the right care and coordinated support young people can get back on track and have a better future.
“We know that 1 in 4 young people will experience a mental health issue this year, making it the single biggest issue facing young Australians,” Mr Butler said.
“However, three-quarters of these people aren’t receiving the professional help they need because of a lack of access to youth-specific mental health services or because they don’t know who to turn to.”
As part of Labor’s record $2.2 billion mental health package, additional funding of almost $200 million is being invested to establish 90 headspace sites across the country.
More information about the national headspace program, is available at the headspace website.
Media Contacts:
Mr Butler’s Office 02 6277 7280
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