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08May

Professor Patrick McGorry honoured with humanitarian award

Orygen’s executive director, Professor Patrick McGorry, has been awarded the 2019 Society of Biological Psychiatry’s Humanitarian Award in recognition of his dedicated service and advocacy for mental illness.
08May

Wings of an angel

Orygen’s headspace centre at Werribee recently held its fourth NinjaArt exhibition, bringing together young people, their families and friends to showcase current works from the art therapy group.
06May

Orygen welcomes ALP commitment to mental health services for young people with complex and severe mental ill-health

Today’s commitment by the Australian Labor Party to invest nearly $200 million in youth mental health services, if elected, has been welcomed by Professor Patrick McGorry, the executive director of Orygen, the National Centre of Excellence in Youth Mental Health.
01May

Examining emergency department practices for young people who self-harm

The ways in which emergency departments manage young people who present with self-harm will be monitored as part of a large-scale study launched by Orygen.
30Apr

Hearing voices could suggest a more severe form of borderline personality disorder, study finds

Clinicians treating young people living with borderline personality disorder (BPD) should be asking them if they hear voices, as this may indicate a more severe form of BPD, a new study has found.
28Apr

Poll reveals youth mental health a top priority for Australians

The state of youth mental health in Australia has become an election issue for voters, the majority of whom acknowledge that there are tens of thousands of young Australians with complex and serious mental ill-health who are unable to access the specialist care they need, a Galaxy YouGov poll has revealed.
17Apr

Orygen and The Jed Foundation Launch #chatsafe in the U.S.

Orygen, the National Centre of Excellence in Youth Mental Health, in collaboration with the Stanford Psychiatry Center for Youth Mental Health and Wellbeing, and The Jed Foundation (JED) announced the U.S. launch of #chatsafe: A young person’s guide for communicating safely online about suicide.
16Apr

Youth mental health key to Australia’s economic success: Productivity Commission submission

headspace and Orygen, the National Centre of Excellence in Youth Mental Health, are calling on the Australian Government to widen and deepen youth mental health support to ensure that Australia reaches its economic potential.
15Apr

In memoriam: Peter Smedley

It is with great sadness that we mark the passing of Mr Peter Smedley on Thursday 11 April. Peter was chairman of Orygen for seven years, retiring from the role in late 2017.
12Apr

Fellowship awarded to develop predictive model for emerging psychotic disorders

Blood samples from more than 600 young people who are at ultra-high risk of developing psychosis will be screened to identify biomarkers of psychotic disorders, as part of a new study to be undertaken by Orygen, the National Centre of Excellence in Youth Mental Health.

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