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
N1 - Funding Information:
PDM is the executive director of Orygen Youth Health and has received research grant funding from the Colonial Foundation, the National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia, the Stanley Foundation, Janssen-Cilag, AstraZeneca, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Eli Lilly, and Pfizer. PDM has received honoraria and consultancy fees from Janssen-Cilag, Eli Lilly, Pfizer, Lundbeck, Roche, and AstraZeneca; led the design, implementation, and is director of the board of headspace. SDG declares no competing interests. AGP directs the headspace Centre of Excellence, and DJR is the headspace chief adviser, evidence and knowledge transfer. IBH played a part in the design and implementation of headspace, and was a member of its Board until 2012. IBH has received grant funding from the National Health and Medical Research Council from Australia and the Australian Research Council, and received honoraria from Servier, Janssen, AstraZeneca, and Pfizer.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2014 Elsevier Ltd.
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
C2 - 26361315
SN - 2215-0366
VL - 1
SP - 559
EP - 568
JO - The Lancet Psychiatry
JF - The Lancet Psychiatry
IS - 7
ER -
