BCHS Quality of care 2024 digital - Flipbook - Page 29
HEADSPACE
Holding space for Bendigo youth
The passionate and skilful staff at headspace
have been busy this financial year and their
hard work has meant: the access and response
time has dropped from 6-8 weeks to under
4 weeks; the waitlist for our Therapeutic team
has dropped from 6 months to within
2 weeks; and our general waitlist numbers
have decreased from 140 to 12 young people.
4,269 services provided to young
people (an increase of 347 from last
financial year)
481 new young people sought help
from headspace for the first time
81.9% client satisfaction
Community engagement
Youth ambassadors
Education, training and events
Our team held 25 youth ambassador meetings this
financial year and were involved in the creation of the
Suicide Prevention Awareness Network (SPAN) crisis
support card, which was presented at state parliament.
Across 17 schools in four local government areas
headspace ran 43 in-school events, reaching 3631
students. Within the community, headspace ran
43 events, reaching 6,020 people.
Work and Study Program
Over the last year we attended many events, engaged
with local employers, education providers and other
community stakeholders. The program was able to
support 89 young people, with 77.1% achieving a
positive work or study outcome.
Pictured left: Haylee from headspace with the SPAN crisis
support card
Pictured below: The headspace team at a community event
presenting to the Sandhurst Football and Netball club
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