Youth mental health service to start soon
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A new mental health service for young northern Tasmanians should be open within two months.
The Federal Government has granted almost $1 million to create the Headspace service using a network of local doctors and health professionals.
Phil Edmondson from General Practice North says the new Launceston service is a coordinated approach, providing free or low-cost intervention for young people aged between 12 and 25.
"Services will be available under the new model within a matter of weeks, possibly a month or two," he said.
"Basically we're immediately embarking on the process of setting up systems and structures of service delivery that will form the basis of what will be a long-term model."
