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Introduction: Headspace is…
Headspace is an online and in person support service, its main purpose is to help young people ages 12-25 with their mental health and wellbeing. Headspace has a range of mental health information including anxiety and stress, sleep issues, mindfullness, help for those dealing with difficulties with relationships, family issues, bullying and most commonly, depression. Depression is the most common mental health issue on headspace among young people, depression is a mental health condition consisting of persistent sadness, loss of interest, changes on the way you think and percieve life for a long period of time.
Body paragraph 1: Depression is…
Depression is a serious mental health condition which affects your everyday life, although it is a common mental illness it if often left untreated by most, depression has over 10 different types and charecteristic most common types include seasonal depression, chronic depression, major depression and atypical depression. Having depression can negatively affect your social, physical and emotional skills and wellbeing because you become unwilling to engage and start to dissociate from relationship, physical activity and your emotions. Out of all age groups, young people are the most prone to depression, with about 20% of adolescents report experiencing symptons, they are also the most likey age group to not seek help due to factors such as, fear of being judged for having a mental health issue can prevent young people from seeking help, lack of awareness as some teenagers may not recognize the signs of depression or may not understand that what they are experiencing is a mental health concern and lack of access, limited access to mental health resources, such as therapy or counseling, which are essential to treating depression as it provides a one on one safe space with a medical professional who can help identify concerns and find coping strategies which can ease the severity of the young persons depression and make them feel understood, so not having this service can be a barrier to treating depression. Which is why it is so important to create a supportive environment where young people feel comfortable discussing their mental health concerns, such as depression and to educate them about the importance of seeking help when needed. Headspace is an example of this, due to its variety of support methods such as in person and online to ensure the users privacy and prioritise users comfort.
Body paragraph 2: Headspace is…
Headspace is a non profit youth mental health organisation established by the Australian Government in 2006. The purpose of headspace is to offer high quality services to improve your health and wellbeing. Headspace offers simple and easy to follow courses with kid friendly practices making it easy for beginners or young users, aswell as it encourages consistency by sending reminders to your phone ecouraging users to practice meditation regularly throughout a variety of types of meditation including sleep, stress and anxiety helping meditations. However there are certain obstacles in Headspace which can prevent young people from persuing this app, although there is free content on Headspace but there is still a subscription fee included in a lot of the courses, this can prevent young people from fully getting the resources that they need, treating depression requires many different treatment and lifestyle changes, if a young person has depression, having to pay a subscription can be a barrier to young people who dont have the money to pay. There are many helpful and effective ways to support young peoples mental health and wellbeing, some of which are to create a positive school climate, reduce the stigma around mental health, provide young people with accurate information on mental health condition and engage families in understanding and supporting their childs mental health and, it also important for family and friends to recognise the signs and symptons of depression, which include having angry outburst over small matters, insomnia, loss of interest and low self esteem, this is very important in order to help your loved one before it is too late. Headspace, due to its variety of support and information with varying mental illnesses uses an effective way to make young people feel safe and aware of their mental health.
