Young people in the Northern Territory will benefit from improved access to mental health support and care with a boost in funding for headspace in Darwin and Alice Springs.
headspace Darwin will receive $1,228,070 for building upgrades and headspace Alice Springs will receive $542,553 to expand cultural capability activities through the headspace Demand Management and Enhancement Program.
Today Assistant Minister McBride visited headspace Darwin and met with staff, members of the Youth Reference Group and announced the funding boost.
headspace is the primary national platform for young people aged 12 to 25 years old who are experiencing, or at risk of, mild to moderate mental ill-health.
headspace provide support in four core areas - mental health and wellbeing, physical and sexual health, alcohol and other drug services, and work and study support.
The Albanese Labor Government is investing more than $290 million into headspace.
There are currently 172 headspace services open with a commitment to grow to 203.
As part of the $1.1 billion mental health election commitment, over $200 million will be invested in 58 new, upgraded and expanded headspace services.
Across the country, 30 headspace centres will be uplifted to headspace Plus, offering support for more complex and ongoing mental ill health, including headspace Darwin.
Both headspace services are funded by the Albanese Labor Government and commissioned by the NT Primary Health Network. headspace Darwin is provided by Anglicare NT and headspace Alice Springs is provided by Central Australian Aboriginal Congress, an Aboriginal Community-Controlled Health Service.
