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Appendix A<br />

Evaluation Scope and Research Questions<br />

Evaluation scope areas<br />

Clinical outcomes of <strong>young</strong> people<br />

receiving <strong>headspace</strong> services<br />

Young peoples’ access <strong>to</strong> and engagement<br />

with <strong>headspace</strong><br />

<strong>headspace</strong> service delivery model<br />

Evaluation research questions<br />

How do <strong>young</strong> <strong>people’s</strong> outcomes change after using <strong>headspace</strong> services?<br />

According <strong>to</strong> clients, service providers and parents/carers, how and why has<br />

<strong>headspace</strong> contributed <strong>to</strong> / not contributed <strong>to</strong> changes in client outcomes<br />

(across four outcome areas)?<br />

How do the outcomes of <strong>young</strong> people using <strong>headspace</strong> services differ from<br />

the outcomes of <strong>young</strong> people across the population not using <strong>headspace</strong><br />

services?<br />

What is the current and anticipated demand for <strong>headspace</strong> services?<br />

What is the number and profile of <strong>young</strong> people accessing <strong>headspace</strong><br />

services?<br />

How do they compare <strong>to</strong> <strong>young</strong> people across the population by demographic,<br />

psychological distress and economic participation characteristics?<br />

Which groups of <strong>young</strong> people is <strong>headspace</strong> successfully reaching; which<br />

groups are underrepresented?<br />

How does <strong>young</strong> <strong>people’s</strong> service use in <strong>headspace</strong> centres compare <strong>to</strong> the<br />

services available?<br />

What facilitates and hinders <strong>young</strong> <strong>people’s</strong> engagement with <strong>headspace</strong><br />

services?<br />

What role do parents/carers play in facilitating or hindering <strong>young</strong> <strong>people’s</strong><br />

access <strong>to</strong> and engagement with <strong>headspace</strong> services?<br />

How are <strong>headspace</strong> services provided <strong>to</strong> <strong>young</strong> people in remote or regional<br />

areas? What facilitates and hinders the provision of extended services?<br />

What perceived impact has <strong>headspace</strong> had on the skill and confidence of GPs<br />

and other service providers regarding the provision of youth mental health<br />

care? To what extent do they report changes <strong>to</strong> practices as a result?<br />

How does <strong>headspace</strong> increase awareness of mental health literacy among<br />

<strong>young</strong> people?<br />

To what extent have the number and type of <strong>young</strong> people accessing mental<br />

health services changed?<br />

To what extent and why do a sample of <strong>young</strong> people using <strong>headspace</strong><br />

services report an improvement in mental health literacy?<br />

What aspects of the <strong>headspace</strong> model are most and least effective in assisting<br />

<strong>headspace</strong> <strong>to</strong> meet its objectives?<br />

To what extent is model fidelity important?<br />

Do <strong>young</strong> <strong>people’s</strong> outcomes differ depending on model or service use type?<br />

What are the risk and protective fac<strong>to</strong>rs for <strong>headspace</strong> sustainability?<br />

How could the <strong>headspace</strong> service model be improved <strong>to</strong> better meet the<br />

needs of <strong>young</strong> people, and the needs of parents/carers in supporting <strong>young</strong><br />

people?<br />

Social Policy Research Centre 2015<br />

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

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