MyGoTo4 — do you have four people or places you go to for help?
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Prince Room
| Tuesday, March 21, 2023 |
| 11:05 AM - 11:25 AM |
Overview
Thomas Allsop, Peakcare Queensland Inc. & Stacey Hampshire, IFYS Limited
Speaker
Thomas Allsop
Principal Advisor, Strategy And Policy
Peakcare Queensland Inc.
MyGoTo4 — do you have four people or places you go to for help?
Abstract
Imagine if 100% of young people who need mental health support got that help from services early, when they need it. Imagine if all young people were confident help-seekers.
MyGoTo4 is a mental wellbeing and help seeking strategy being created by young people, for young people, with a vision of encouraging all young people to have at least four people or places they can go to for help.
Evidence shows that very few young people seek out formal support services —their default is to go to friends or family. From the age of 12 help-seeking declines —especially in males—yet the adolescent age is when many young people face the greatest pressures and challenges. Yet we know that with the right support early, escalation of anxiety, depression and self-harm can be prevented.
This presentation describes the youth-led co-design approach and outcomes to date from the development of the MyGoTo4 strategy for the Sunshine Coast region in Queensland. It will detail how a place-based partnership model incorporating adults as allies can facilitate and inspire opportunities for service change that are driven by the voices, needs, lived experience and expertise of young people.
The presentation will share learnings on how young people can be engaged and positioned at the centre of action-based research, and how the principles of participative co-design can be used to foster new and innovative ways of designing mental health and wellbeing systems and services that are inclusive, safe, and accessible for young people.
MyGoTo4 is a mental wellbeing and help seeking strategy being created by young people, for young people, with a vision of encouraging all young people to have at least four people or places they can go to for help.
Evidence shows that very few young people seek out formal support services —their default is to go to friends or family. From the age of 12 help-seeking declines —especially in males—yet the adolescent age is when many young people face the greatest pressures and challenges. Yet we know that with the right support early, escalation of anxiety, depression and self-harm can be prevented.
This presentation describes the youth-led co-design approach and outcomes to date from the development of the MyGoTo4 strategy for the Sunshine Coast region in Queensland. It will detail how a place-based partnership model incorporating adults as allies can facilitate and inspire opportunities for service change that are driven by the voices, needs, lived experience and expertise of young people.
The presentation will share learnings on how young people can be engaged and positioned at the centre of action-based research, and how the principles of participative co-design can be used to foster new and innovative ways of designing mental health and wellbeing systems and services that are inclusive, safe, and accessible for young people.
Biography
As PeakCare’s Principal Advisor, Tom is responsible for advocacy and leadership on legislative, policy, program and practice trends and issues concerning children, young people and families.
As PeakCare’s Principal Advisor, Strategy and Policy, Tom is responsible for advocacy, leadership, and the provision of specialist expert advice on legislative, policy, program, practice trends and issues concerning child protection and the family support sectors. Tom expertise includes the intersection of child protection with related service systems including youth justice, early childhood education and care, education, mental health, and housing. Tom joined PeakCare in February 2021, bringing more than 10 years’ experience as a respected Senior Manager and Director in the Human and Social Services and Information and Communication Technology sectors.
Stacey Hampshire
Dfv Service Coordinator & Group Convenor
IFYS
MyGoTo4 — do you have four people or places you go to for help?
Abstract
Imagine if 100% of young people who need mental health support got that help from services early, when they need it. Imagine if all young people were confident help-seekers.
MyGoTo4 is a mental wellbeing and help seeking strategy being created by young people, for young people, with a vision of encouraging all young people to have at least four people or places they can go to for help.
Evidence shows that very few young people seek out formal support services —their default is to go to friends or family. From the age of 12 help-seeking declines —especially in males—yet the adolescent age is when many young people face the greatest pressures and challenges. Yet we know that with the right support early, escalation of anxiety, depression and self-harm can be prevented.
This presentation describes the youth-led co-design approach and outcomes to date from the development of the MyGoTo4 strategy for the Sunshine Coast region in Queensland. It will detail how a place-based partnership model incorporating adults as allies can facilitate and inspire opportunities for service change that are driven by the voices, needs, lived experience and expertise of young people.
The presentation will share learnings on how young people can be engaged and positioned at the centre of action-based research, and how the principles of participative co-design can be used to foster new and innovative ways of designing mental health and wellbeing systems and services that are inclusive, safe, and accessible for young people.
MyGoTo4 is a mental wellbeing and help seeking strategy being created by young people, for young people, with a vision of encouraging all young people to have at least four people or places they can go to for help.
Evidence shows that very few young people seek out formal support services —their default is to go to friends or family. From the age of 12 help-seeking declines —especially in males—yet the adolescent age is when many young people face the greatest pressures and challenges. Yet we know that with the right support early, escalation of anxiety, depression and self-harm can be prevented.
This presentation describes the youth-led co-design approach and outcomes to date from the development of the MyGoTo4 strategy for the Sunshine Coast region in Queensland. It will detail how a place-based partnership model incorporating adults as allies can facilitate and inspire opportunities for service change that are driven by the voices, needs, lived experience and expertise of young people.
The presentation will share learnings on how young people can be engaged and positioned at the centre of action-based research, and how the principles of participative co-design can be used to foster new and innovative ways of designing mental health and wellbeing systems and services that are inclusive, safe, and accessible for young people.
Biography
As the Domestic and Family Violence Service Coordinator with IFYS, Stacey is responsible for development of contemporary practice through co-design, and is one of the secretariats of the Multi-Agency Triage and Case Lead Allocation (MATCLA) model, which seeks to strengthen service integration responses, create disruption networks, and coordinate collaborative community responses to domestic and family violence.
Stacey has worked with IFYS for 5 years, bringing with her 10 years of experience as a Mental Health Social Worker supporting women, children and families. Stacey moved into the role of Domestic and Family Violence Service Coordinator and Group Convenor for the Sunshine Coast region in 2021. This role is co-located with QPS Vulnerable Persons Unit and is responsible for partnering with core agencies to develop contemporary practices that seeks to strengthen service integration responses and collaborative community responses to domestic and family violence. The role also encompasses education, consultation and support for services and community members, as well as community awareness and prevention strategies. The Group Work Convener role facilitates the REBECCA Program, which is a domestic and family violence psycho-educational workshop for young people identifying as female up to age 25.
