NewAccess: Mental Health Intervention

NewAccess is a new dynamic approach to early intervention for mental health support developed by Beyondblue and funded by the Commonwealth government through the help of the Gold Coast Primary Health Network. The program is launched on 8th June in Southport and made available to the locals aged 16 and over to people who are struggling with their personal life as well as professional life. The program is developed to help the young adults of the age group 17 to 25; however, it has been found to be a necessity for the younger age groups as well.

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Abstract
In the recent decades the issue of mental health has been one of the major concerns. It is
not only an issue for the adults who have been facing these problems but also the teenagers are
also found suffering from depression and anxiety on a large number. NewAccess is a program
that has been developed by Beyondblue to help the people in the time of mental crisis and break
the stigma of visiting mental health specialist. The case of a young adult is analysed with
solutions that are developed by the program of NewAccess. The program can help the
individuals having depressions, anxiety, and many more mental disorders in any convenient time
that is suitable. The study is to demonstrate the problem and its capabilities along with the
benefits that the program can provide.

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Table of Content
Introduction:....................................................................................................................................3
Problem:...........................................................................................................................................3
Capabilities:.....................................................................................................................................4
Benefits:...........................................................................................................................................5
Conclusion:......................................................................................................................................6
References:......................................................................................................................................7

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Introduction:
NewAccess is a new dynamic approach to early intervention for mental health support
developed by Beyondblue and funded by the Commonwealth government through the help of the
Gold Coast Primary Health Network (Beyondblue, 2018). This program is delivered by Bolton
Clarke. The program is launched on 8th June in Southport and made available to the locals aged
16 and over to people who are struggling with their personal life as well as professional life
(Cromarty et al., 2016). People who feel the challenges and feel overwhelmed and anxious
unnecessarily are provided with this program (Lawrence et al., 2015). The program is developed
to help the young adults of the age group 17 to 25; however, it has been found to be a necessity
for the younger age groups as well. It is often seen that people do not seek help for mental health
even when they need it and the NewAccess is developed to overcome the key issues that prevent
people from seeking help for mental health such as cost, stigma attached to it and lack of
support. In this program, people can choose the medium to access the program via video app,
face time, Skype and in person face to face. The only consideration is the age factor that needs to
be above sixteen (Nejad & Nejad, 2014). The program lets people access six private sessions
with their assigned coach professionally qualified (Koivu et al., 2016).
Problem:
A young adult of age 27 was under moderate depression that was caused by a collision
between the person he was and what his wife expected out of him in his personality. With all the
years of his socialisation and way of upbringing was not as per his wife’s expectation. The life
event was building for a very long time and initially it was not even considered significant. The
clinical anxiety was the primary reason for seeing a therapist. Visiting a doctor for the anxiety

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and depression was also a step against the young man’s wife since she did not believe in
counselling. He was often found yelling at the wife that he explained as his unusual behaviour.
There were other notable changes he observed during the decades of suppression of his
depression. Often he found himself highly anxious in situations where there is no or just slightest
need. Altogether it resulted in an unhealthy mental condition that could lead to a serious
problem. He took long to make the decision of going to a doctor as there is a stigma attached to
it, also, in his busy schedule it was hard to find some quality time.
Capabilities:
The NewAccess coaches are specially trained and experienced that helps in setting
practical goals that are necessary to reach that sense of mental stability. If there are issues that
are causing unhappiness, anger, stressed, unfocused and unable to sleep, the NewAccess is one
place one can seek help for free. The other external issues such as family problems, work stress,
living disorder, new parent worries, financial worries and health concerns are hard to absorb and
except with rational thoughts. The NewAccess program is a free mental health program, and it
includes six free programs with the qualified and experienced coach. The sessions that are
included in the program can take place through phone or face to face based on the preferred
choice of the person needing the sessions. The six sessions are also followed by two follow up
sessions by the coach assisting the person after the entire session. At the first appointment, the
NewAccess coach will complete an initial assessment with the needed fellow and develop
tailored the program required as per specific needs (Support To Get You Through - New Access
Program By Bolton Clarke. (2018). Figuring out the key factors of the development programs the
coach will also link the person taking the sessions into other useful supporting groups. The
program operates throughout central and eastern Sydney and the gold coast region for the age

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group 16 above. The program that offers sessions that have helped many of those who have
participated in the program. It helps in overcoming the stigma of visiting therapists also; it is
clinically successful and economically feasible.
Benefits:
With the help of NewAcess, the young adult who has been going through the dilemma
stress of two personalities that his wife wants and another that he has carried all his life can find
the desired solution. With highly skilled coaches he will be provided with free sessions where he
can openly talk about his problems that are the causes of his depression. It is not necessary to
identify the causes by the victims as it can be identified by his coach. The person will be assisted
with the counsellor where they will play the key role however it is the person in problem who
helps themselves with the help of the counsellor. The person can opt for sessions that are
convenient as per his schedule, or he can choose for phone sessions. The sessions will be based
on his problem divided into smaller bits in a way that becomes easier for the person recovering
from depression. The various problems linked with his problem such as anger, unpleasant
behavior, rudeness, negative thinking and many more are also given focus along the process. The
process involves several activities that bring transitions in the person’s negative attitude (Morgan
& Goldston, 2013).
The program can also include his wife for a conversation or asking the husband to talk to
wife making it as an interactive session. The program will also develop exercises that will help in
building self-love, self-introspection and self-discovery (Caplan, 2013). The system ought to
help the suffering person as the program is within the health and social care system. In most of
the cases, it is found people going through depression and anxiety is due to the lack of
communication with other people and fear of judgment from the society. When the person

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overcomes these fear they tend to live more happily (Smith et al,. 2014). It is usually the need to
talk to people who would understand them in their situation and support them, these support is
provided by the NewAccess mental health support. However, each person has a different way of
recovering (Rogers & Pilgrim, 2014).
Conclusion:
NewAccess is a form of the program aims at curing the extreme form of depression,
alcohol, drug abuse and as suicide prevention. The reason for making the program free is the
high rise in the rate of depression and anxiety. Out of every five women, there is one woman
who suffers from depression, and among every eight men, there is one man found suffering from
mental stress due to financial causes or work pressure. The CEO of Gold Coast PHN, Matthew
Carrodus said there is funding from PHN since they target their area that needs low-intensity
mental health service. The NewAccess program helps people getting a voice, support them when
they need and lives happily. Over the last few years, NewAccess have successfully worked with
people of all ages who were struggling to cope with life transitions and overcoming impactful
life events.

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References:
Beyondblue. (2018) Retrieved from https://www.beyondblue.org.au/get-support/newaccess
Caplan, G. (2013). An approach to community mental health. Routledge.
Cromarty, P., Drummond, A., Francis, T., Watson, J., & Battersby, M. (2016). NewAccess for
depression and anxiety: adapting the UK Improving Access to Psychological Therapies
Program across Australia. Australasian Psychiatry, 24(5), 489-492.
Koivu, B., Drummond, A., Battersby, M., & Cromarty, P. (2016). Large reductions in depression
and anxiety via low-intensity cognitive behavioural therapy delivered by novice
coach. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 50(6), 602-602.
Lawrence, D., Johnson, S., Hafekost, J., Boterhoven de Haan, K., Sawyer, M., Ainley, J., &
Zubrick, S. R. (2015). The mental health of children and adolescents: report on the
second Australian child and adolescent survey of mental health and wellbeing.
Morgan, W. P., & Goldston, S. E. (2013). Exercise and mental health. Taylor & Francis.
Nejad, I. P., & Nejad, F. G. (2014). A Study of the Mental Health among High School Students in
Khouzestan Province. International Journal of Psychology and Behavioral Sciences, 4(1), 51-56.
Rogers, A., & Pilgrim, D. (2014). A sociology of mental health and illness. McGraw-Hill
Education (UK).
Smith, E., Jones, T., Ward, R., Dixon, J., Mitchell, A., & Hillier, L. (2014). From blues to
rainbows: The mental health and well-being of gender diverse and transgender young
people in Australia.

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Support To Get You Through - New Access Program By Bolton Clarke. (2018) Retrieved from
https://www.boltonclarke.com.au/newaccess-program/