Mental Health Services in Australia

• What is your name?
• What is your age?

• What is your gender?

• What is your professional experience?

• How long have you receiving mental health services (young consumers) (in months)?

• What are the years of mental health services you provide (service providers and lead staff) (in months)?

To Young consumers

• Do you experience any distress in carrying out daily activities due to mental distress? (Headspace, 2020)

• Are you comfortable enough with service providers while receiving the service?

• Have you experienced any potential barriers while receiving mental health services?

1. Which part of the mental health service does you like the most? Why? Please elaborate.
2. Which part of the service you dislike the most? Why? Please elaborate.
3. Do you belong to the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders Group? (Oostermeijer et al., 2021)

• Have you experienced any social distress when using mental health services? (Oostermeijer et al. 2021)

• Are you at an economic disadvantage when using mental health services?

• What is your remoteness area (in Australia)? (Oostermeijer et al., 2021)

• What are the service-level characteristics you are receiving?

• What are your session characteristics? (Oostermeijer et al., 2021)

• Is there any improvement in the service across your experience?

• Do you think further improvement is necessary for any part of the mental health service? If yes, please specify.

• Have you received any special care in case of the severity of your mental health condition?

• Are the service providers supportive enough to provide improved care for the psychological distress you experience during your accessibility to the mental health service?

To Service Providers and Other Site Staff

• Do you think psychological distress among young children in Australia is higher than in other countries? (Headspace, 2020)

• Do you think COVID-19 has impacted the mental well-being of young children in Australia?

• Do you think the Australian government has introduced enhanced mental health services for young children in Australia? (Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, 2022)

• Do you think mental health services are widely accessible to young children in Australia?

• Where do you provide mental health services to young children? (Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, 2022)

• Do you think the accessibility to mental health services has improved in Australia for young children in the era of the Covid-19 pandemic? (Headspace, 2020)

• Do you think psychological distress among young children varies by age and gender (Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, 2022)?

• What is the age range of young people facing higher mental distress in Australia?

• Is there any workforce model integrated to improve the mental health service in different service characteristics for young people in Australia? (Segal et al., 2018)

Reference

Australian Institute of Health and Wellfare, (2022). Australia’s mental health system. https://www.aihw.gov.au/mental-health/overview/australias-mental-health-services

Headspace, (2020). Insights: youth mental health and well-being over time. https://headspace.org.au/assets/Uploads/Insights-youth-mental-health-and-wellbeing-over-time-headspace-National-Youth-Mental-Health-Survey-2020.pdf

Oostermeijer, S., Bassilios, B., Nicholas, A., Williamson, M., Machlin, A., Harris, M., ... & Pirkis, J. (2021). Implementing child and youth mental health services: early lessons from the Australian Primary Health Network Lead Site Project.  International Journal of Mental Health Systems ,  15 , 1-13. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7903689/

Segal, L., Guy, S., Leach, M., Groves, A., Turnbull, C., & Furber, G. (2018). A needs-based workforce model to deliver tertiary-level community mental health care for distressed infants, children, and adolescents in South Australia: a mixed-methods study.  The Lancet Public Health ,  3 (6), e296-e303. https://www.thelancet.com/pdfs/journals/lanpub/PIIS2468-2667(18)30075-6.pdf

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