Showcasing the NinjaArt exhibition at headspace Werribee

headspace Werribee held its third NinjaArt exhibition last month, bringing together young people, their families and friends to showcase current works from the art therapy group.

Orygen's vocational specialists awarded international fellowships

Two of Orygen’s vocational specialists have today been awarded international fellowships by Jobs Victoria.

Gina Chinnery, the national vocational services manager at Orygen, the National Centre of Excellence in Youth Mental Health, and Jaimee Lee Volkov, a vocational worker at headspace Sunshine, will use the fellowships to explore the ways international employment services deliver employment opportunities to young people experiencing barriers to employment, such as mental ill-health.

Professor Patrick McGorry presented with lifetime achievement award

Professor Patrick McGorry AO, Executive Director of Orygen, the National Centre of Excellence in Youth Mental, and Professor of Youth Mental Health at The University of Melbourne, has today been awarded the Schizophrenia International Research Society’s (SIRS) 2018 lifetime achievement award in acknowledgement of his clinical and research contributions to psychosis.

Celebrating 25 years of progress in youth mental health

Orygen is this year celebrating 25 years of progress in youth mental health.  Over the coming months we will share our rich history and the global impact of our work as we head towards the opening of our new building later this year.

Primary Health Networks gather for quarterly Youth Mental Health in Primary Care workshop

Orygen hosted its third Youth Mental Health in Primary Care workshop in Sydney over two days in late February. The workshop was part of Orygen’s work to support Primary Health Networks (PHNs) in their commissioning of services for young people with severe and complex mental health difficulties.

Research participants needed!

Are you a young person interested in taking part in a psychology study? If you have experienced mental health difficulties within the past 12 months, we want to hear from you.

Statement regarding headspace Melton

The Board and management of Orygen, the National Centre of Excellence in Youth Mental Health, welcomes advice from the Department of Health that an external review will be undertaken of the North Western Melbourne Primary Health Network ‘s tender process and decision for the establishment and operation of headspace Melton.

How can parents support young people to safely navigate social media?

Parents often report difficulties balancing respect for their teenager’s independence with wanting to supervise their child’s online life.

Childhood trauma link offers treatment hope for people with schizophrenia

People with schizophrenia may now benefit from more effective, tailored treatments and greater self-empowerment, thanks to research establishing a link between childhood trauma and some of schizophrenia’s most common symptoms.

Orygen’s Capital Project fundraising campaign receives top honours

Orygen’s Fundraising team was last night presented with the 2018 Fundraising Institute of Australia’s Capital Campaign Award and Most Outstanding Fundraising Project Award.