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Is headspace making a difference to young people’s lives?

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3. Access and Engagement with Centres<br />

Figure 3.7 Client reported main reason for first visit <strong>to</strong> <strong>headspace</strong>, 2013/14<br />

Note: Population are <strong>young</strong> people that received a <strong>headspace</strong> service within the 2013/14 financial year. Main reason<br />

for visiting <strong>headspace</strong> is taken at presentation.<br />

Source: Authors calculations from hCSA data.<br />

Of the <strong>young</strong> people who sought help for problems with how they were feeling, the largest proportion<br />

reported that they were feeling sad or depressed (39%) or anxious (18%; Figure 3.8).<br />

Figure 3.8 Main problem with how clients feel at the first visit, 2013/14<br />

Source: Authors calculations from hCSA data.<br />

Further, of those <strong>young</strong> people that sought help for relationship problems, this was overwhelmingly<br />

related <strong>to</strong> problems with family relationships (65.2%) rather than intimate relationships (11.7%; Table<br />

3.3).<br />

Social Policy Research Centre 2015<br />

<strong>headspace</strong> Evaluation Final Report<br />

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