Charles Sturt University Jessica Houston academic on mission of change for state's youth mental health system

Andrew Messenger
Updated October 10 2021 - 6:33pm, first published 6:00pm
HEALTH JOURNEY: PhD candidate Jessica Houston is scouting out case studies for a study on youth access to mental healthcare in rural areas. Photo: Supplied
HEALTH JOURNEY: PhD candidate Jessica Houston is scouting out case studies for a study on youth access to mental healthcare in rural areas. Photo: Supplied

Mentally-ill people in rural areas are waiting up to five or six weeks to access basic care, a delay that can be detrimental in a health crisis.

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Andrew Messenger

Andrew Messenger

Northern Daily Leader journalist

Politics, environment and energy journalist at the Northern Daily Leader. I also write about health, bushfires and occasionally music. I'm a Brisbane boy by way of Charleville and Hobart who now lives in in beautiful New England. Get me at andrew.messenger@austcommunitymedia.com.au

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