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In Australia, fragmentation within and across health, mental health and human services sectors contributes to gaps in service provision and increased disease burden. Comprehensive methodologies are needed to identify service gaps and inefficiencies to shape policy, optimise resource allocation and improve outcomes for young people.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"S2056472426120869_as2\">\n                    <jats:title>Aims<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>To describe the design and methodology of a population-based data linkage study involving evaluation of health, mental health and human service use among young people in Victoria and identify subgroups experiencing unmet mental health needs.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"S2056472426120869_as3\">\n                    <jats:title>Method<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The primary cohort comprises young people aged 12\u201325 years in the period between January 2018 and December 2025. For comparative purposes, children aged 5\u201311 years and adults aged 26\u201353 years are also included. We describe data sources, linkage methodology and planned analyses. Traditional statistical methods alongside contemporary machine learning and natural language processing techniques will be used.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"S2056472426120869_as4\">\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The study will provide a comprehensive examination of the clinical characteristics of young people, their service use behaviour and typical pathways through care that cannot be gleaned from examining datasets in isolation. 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