Specialised Care for Young People Experiencing or At Risk of Psychosis
Psychosis can be very frightening for the person experiencing it. People with psychosis have difficulty interpreting the world around them and may experience hallucinations, such as hearing voices that aren’t there. In severe cases, someone with psychosis may be at risk of self-harm, or harming others. About one in every 200 adult Australians will experience […]
WentWest Stories, headfyrst: Carlos’s Story
Salvation Army Youthlink and selected headspace youth mental health centres in Western Sydney are working together to provide the headfyrst program. The collaborative headfyrst project aims to reduce the barriers faced by young people aged 12-25 years in accessing alcohol and other drugs and mental health services in Western Sydney by providing resources, counselling […]
AOD Dependency in Young People: Changing Future Outcomes
Current research shows that almost one in seven (14%) children and adolescents aged 4–17 years are estimated to have experienced a mental illness in the previous 12 months[1], and over a third of 15-19-year-olds are concerned about coping with mental health issues.[2] In 2019-20, over one in 10 clients who sought treatment for their […]