Knox Headspace to Help Young People in Outer-East Melbourne Through Hard Times
Young people in outer-east Melbourne with mental health issues will get better support with the launch of a new Knox headspace service today.
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11 April 2013
Minister for Mental Health Mark Butler opened the service saying it would provide valuable support in areas including mental health, drug and alcohol treatment, physical health and social and vocational support.
Mr Butler said the headspace centre would be well positioned to support the growing youth 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 Knox,” Mr Butler said.
“The new headspace service will give young people in Melbourne’s outer-east the help they need to get through tough times, get back on their feet and fulfill their potential.”
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.”
Mr Butler said the new service was 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.
“The ongoing rollout of headspace across Australia shows that the Gillard Labor Government is continuing to deliver on its promise to make mental health a national reform priority.”
The service is open Monday to Friday 9 am to 5 pm and located at 2 Capital City Boulevard, Knox City Shopping Centre, Wantirna.. For more information, visit the headspace website.
For more information contact the Minister’s office on 02 6277 7280
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