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| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 559-68 |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| Journal | The Lancet Psychiatry |
| Volume | 1 |
| Issue number | 7 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2014 |
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Cultures for mental health care of young people : an Australian blueprint for reform. / McGorry, Patrick; Goldstone, Sherilyn; Parker, Alexandra; RICKWOOD, Debra; Hickie, Ian.
In: The Lancet Psychiatry, Vol. 1, No. 7, 2014, p. 559-68.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
TY - JOUR
T1 - Cultures for mental health care of young people
T2 - an Australian blueprint for reform
AU - McGorry, Patrick
AU - Goldstone, Sherilyn
AU - Parker, Alexandra
AU - RICKWOOD, Debra
AU - Hickie, Ian
PY - 2014
Y1 - 2014
N2 - Mental ill health is now the most important health issue facing young people worldwide. It is the leading cause of disability in people aged 10–24 years, contributing 45% of the overall burden of disease in this age group. Despite their manifest need, young people have the lowest rates of access to mental health care, largely as a result of poor awareness and help-seeking, structural and cultural flaws within the existing care systems, and the failure of society to recognise the importance of this issue and invest in youth mental health. We outline the case for a specific youth mental health stream and describe the innovative service reforms in youth mental health in Australia, using them as an example of the processes that can guide the development and implementation of such a service stream. Early intervention with focus on the developmental period of greatest need and capacity to benefit, emerging adulthood, has the potential to greatly improve the mental health, wellbeing, productivity, and fulfillment of young people, and our wider society.
AB - Mental ill health is now the most important health issue facing young people worldwide. It is the leading cause of disability in people aged 10–24 years, contributing 45% of the overall burden of disease in this age group. Despite their manifest need, young people have the lowest rates of access to mental health care, largely as a result of poor awareness and help-seeking, structural and cultural flaws within the existing care systems, and the failure of society to recognise the importance of this issue and invest in youth mental health. We outline the case for a specific youth mental health stream and describe the innovative service reforms in youth mental health in Australia, using them as an example of the processes that can guide the development and implementation of such a service stream. Early intervention with focus on the developmental period of greatest need and capacity to benefit, emerging adulthood, has the potential to greatly improve the mental health, wellbeing, productivity, and fulfillment of young people, and our wider society.
KW - Mental health
KW - culture for mental health
KW - mental health care
KW - young people mental health
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84919426638&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/S2215-0366(14)00082-0
DO - 10.1016/S2215-0366(14)00082-0
M3 - Article
VL - 1
SP - 559
EP - 568
JO - The Lancet Psychiatry
JF - The Lancet Psychiatry
SN - 2215-0366
IS - 7
ER -