Orygen's vision is for all young people to enjoy optimal mental health as they grow into adulthood

Orygen, The National Centre of Excellence in Youth Mental Health is the world’s leading research and knowledge translation organisation focusing on mental ill-health in young people.

At Orygen, our leadership and staff work to deliver cutting-edge research, policy development, innovative clinical services, and evidence-based training and education to ensure that there is continuous improvement in the treatments and care provided to young people experiencing mental ill-health.

Our work has created a new, more positive approach to the prevention and treatment of mental disorders, and has developed new models of care for young people with emerging disorders. This work has been translated into a worldwide shift in services and treatments to include a primary focus on getting well and staying well, and health care models that include partnership with young people and families. 

  • Orygen welcomes commitment from Australian Government in Budget 2017

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  • Wrapping up the peer to peer conference

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  • Longtime supporter of Orygen awards $3 million for Capital Project

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  • Thank you to the Helen Macpherson Smith Trust

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How can we help you?

Do you need help now?

If the situation is an emergency please call 000
If you wish to speak to someone immediately who can help call:

Kids Help Line

1800 55 1800
www.kidshelpline.com.au


Lifeline Australia

13 11 14
www.lifeline.org.au

Orygen, The National Centre of Excellence in Youth Mental Health currently only operates clinical services in the north and north west of Melbourne through our headspace centres.

If you need to access a clinical service and you live in another part of Australia you can access a range of services through the headspace centres operating around Australia. Visit www.headspace.org.au for more information.

If you are looking for our partner organisation Orygen Youth Health Clinical Program operated by North West Mental Health who provide specialist youth mental health assessment and treatment to 15 –24 year olds in the Western and North Western areas of Melbourne please visit www.oyh.org.au or for referrals call their triage service 1800 888 320.