Evaluating youth mental health service integration in Australia using the Youth Integration Project framework.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Since 2006, the Australian government has expanded access to primary mental healthcare for youth aged 12-25 years through the headspace platform. However, structural barriers exist in the integration of headspace centres with local state-funded specialised mental health services. The aim of this study was to translate an emerging service integration framework (Youth Integration Project (YIP)) into a tool to determine levels of integration between headspace and local specialist services/programme and identify areas for improving service integration.

Method

The Rating of Integrated Health Services (RIHS) survey was developed based on the YIP framework to assess levels of youth mental health service integration in New South Wales (NSW) local health districts (LHDs).

SUBMITTER: Sawrikar V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12548605 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature