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1 Year of SIC Space!

On 23 July 2025, headspace Launceston’s youth-led peer group, Social Impact Connection (SIC) Space, will celebrate its one-year anniversary of running weekly youth-focused activities in partnership with the Launceston Library.

Posted 24 February 2025

In consultation with the headspace Youth Reference Group, SIC Space has been running activities every Tuesday afternoon during school terms from 3:30pm to 5:30pm. Over the past year, the group has grown into a vibrant space for creativity, connection, and community, allowing young people to make new friends and socialise in a safe, inclusive environment.

What began with 4 young people attending the first session, the group has grown each week with activities including short film screenings and discussions, origami sessions, video and board game tournaments, a creative workshop lead by the UTAS Nature Connection Project, and even a Book Week-themed scavenger hunt throughout the library.

By the end of 2024, it was clear the that SIC Space had become a vital part of the week for many young attendees, with new friendships forming and SIC Space becoming a regular part of their routine. The headspace Launceston Youth Reference Group is excited to see the group grow even more in the next year, with the aim to work on bigger projects within the group.

As a way of celebrating this milestone, SIC Space will welcome young people back to Term 3 on the 22nd July with a special celebration of some of the most popular activities from the last year with a SIC Space 1st Birthday Party (watch this space for details)!

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yAsp runs a range of groups and activities throughout the year. If you’d like to register for our groups, please leave your details and we’ll be in touch.

Cornerstone Youth Services acknowledges and pays respect to the Tasmanian Aboriginal Community as the traditional and original owners, and continuing custodians of this land on which we gather today and acknowledge Elders – past and present.

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If you or your friend are in emergency, please call 000.

If you are experiencing emotional distress and need after hours help or need to talk to someone call Lifeline which offers 24 hour crisis support and suicide prevention services.

These services provide 24-hour advice and assistance:
– Lifeline: 13 11 14
– Suicide Call Back Service: 1300 659 467
– Health direct: 1800 022 222
– Kids Helpline: 1800 55 1800
– Mental Health Helpline: 1800 332 388

‘JUST BETWEEN US’

When you see a worker at Cornerstone Youth Services they will talk to you about confidentiality and what that means for the information you share with us. We will need to ask for your name and where you live, as well as a contact number in case we need to change an appointment time or give you some medical results. We will also write some notes and keep a record of the reason you have come here. Your files will be scanned into our computer system and the then paper document is shredded. Only authorised staff members can access them e.g. admin, your case manager or doctor. If you would like a copy of your notes you can ask for them at any time.

Sometimes you might need to see more than one worker such as the Doctor and a Social Worker, so some information may be shared between workers, that way you don’t have to repeat your circumstances each time you visit. This also means we don’t share information about you or your situation to anyone outside the Cornerstone Youth Services team without your express permission, unless:

If you or someone else is in serious danger (e.g. suicide, violence, drug overdose, medical emergency)
We might need to inform the police about a serious crime you or someone else was involved in.
If you are reported missing, we will tell the police that you are ok, but we will not tell the police or your family where you are.
If you are under 18 and tell us that you have been abused by someone, or you tell us about someone who is under 18 and is/has been abused.

There might be times where you say we can share some of your information with other organizations for e.g. a specialist doctor or another agency better suited to your current situation. You might also ask us to talk to other organizations to help you out, e.g. Centrelink, Youth Justice or your school. Sometimes we might ask your permission to get information about you from other organisations you have seen in the past. Your case worker will speak with you first before speaking to another service on your behalf.