Mental health funding to support youth at risk
Source: Australia. Minister for Health and Ageing. Media Release
"Young people at risk of mental health and drug and alcohol problems will benefit from the establishment of 20 new headspace Communities of Youth Services centres throughout Australia. Headspace, Australia’s national youth mental health foundation, is funded by the Australian Government to provide people aged 12 to 25 with better mental health support, as well as help for drug and alcohol problems. Establishing new local youth mental health services is an important means of providing this support.Headspace is providing almost $19 million to set up the 20 new centres, most of which will be located in regional and rural areas. "