"It must be relevant to the populations it seeks to serve." "Fifteen years later it needs depth and sophistication. "Opening a new shop in every town in Australia simply will not solve the problem … I think that simplistic primary care model is no longer what is required. "The Headspace model was never set up to deal with more complex presentations, people with impairments already established, those who had complex mixes of anxiety, depression and substance misuse," he said. One of Headspace's key architects, Professor Ian Hickie, said he believed it had become a victim of its own success, with more young people than ever expected seeking support. "More young people are reaching out to Headspace part of that challenge is keeping pace with people seeking help. "There's rarely a week that goes by where an issue isn't raised, where young Australians are saying we need more support," Headspace chief Jason Trethowan said. More young people than ever expected are seeking support from Headspace, Professor Ian Hickie says. In the past two decades, successive governments have invested millions of dollars into the model, opening more than 115 centres around Australia - with more in the works. The government-funded foundation was set up under the Howard government, designed to be a one-stop shop for young people to drop-in and get medical, social and emotional support. Headspace 'only serving youth in the Goldilocks zone' Many in the sector believe young people with complex mental health challenges, like Jahnesta Carriage, have nowhere to turn. It doesn't offer you anything."Īfter years of government investment in Headspace, doctors, social workers and former clients are urging the Government to stop opening new clinics and consider the shortcomings of the model. " is like looking at a beautiful shopfront and then going in and seeing there's nothing there. "I thought that I was helping her, and trying to get her some help and get her on antidepressants, but it basically just pushed her over the edge," her mum Lynn Gilpin said. Her mental health deteriorated and at 16 she attempted suicide. "Really, to sum it all up, Headspace was just a waste of time," she said.
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Jahnesta received eight free psychologist appointments at the centre, but she felt hand-balled between different workers and like she made little progress before her sessions ran out. "I never felt like they truly knew what to do with a kid with as severe depression or anxiety as me," she said. Like thousands of other young people in Australia, she was referred to Headspace, a youth mental health service, that since 2006, has operated all around the country under its iconic green banner.
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