Headspace Melton

Headspace Melton Youth Advocacy Group Applications Now Open

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headspace Melton are now taking applications for our Youth Advocacy Group (YAG) in 2021 . The headspace Melton Youth Advocacy Group is made up young people aged 16-25 who are passionate about promoting positive mental health and wellbeing in their communities, advocating on youth issues which are important to them, reducing stigma and leading local projects .

Some of the duties of the YAG include :

• Providing feedback on headspace Melton’s services, ensuring they remain youth friendly and appriopriate as well as responsive to local needs
• Working closely with our centre’s peer worker to provide input, co-develop and co-facilitate our centre based groups which are run periodically
• Working with our Community Awareness Officer in developing and delivering health promotion programs, activities, events and initiatives outlined in the annual Community Engagement Work plan
• Co-developing and co-facilitating mental health workshops which focus on early-intervention for delivery in local schools, youth services, groups and other community settings
• Attending community events as a young person representative of headspace Melton , promoting our services and help seeking and connecting with other young people in attendance

The headspace Melton is open to any young person aged 16-25 who either lives, works, studies, has hobbies or other connections to the City of Melton and its surrounding areas.