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Help for young people navigating the mental health system
13 Sep 2022 - Help for young people navigating the mental health system

New therapy content and activities are now available on Orygen Digital's online service MOST.

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Young people with borderline personality disorder at greater risk of becoming victims of violence: study
12 Sep 2022 - Young people with borderline personality disorder at greater risk of becoming victims of violence: study

Young people living with borderline personality disorder (BPD) are more likely to be victims of interpersonal viol...

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Quality of life an important measure in assessing mental wellbeing of young people: study
12 Sep 2022 - Quality of life an important measure in assessing mental wellbeing of young people: study

Measuring the quality of life (QoL) of young people presenting to mental health services can generate valuable ins...

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$2.5 million funding to establish research centre dedicated to bipolar disorder
02 Sep 2022 - $2.5 million funding to establish research centre dedicated to bipolar disorder

People impacted by bipolar disorder (BD) are set to benefit from improved care and outcomes thanks to a new resear...

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Orygen Institute presents | A national youth suicide plan highlights video
04 Aug 2022 - Orygen Institute presents | A national youth suicide plan highlights video

The Orygen Institute panel discussion at the end of July was a timely contribution to the discussion on what is ne...

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Cannabidiol effective in treatment-resistant anxiety – pilot study
04 Aug 2022 - Cannabidiol effective in treatment-resistant anxiety – pilot study

Cannabidiol may be effective in halving the severity of symptoms and impairment caused by chronic anxiety, a pilot...

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Elite sports coaches experiencing poor mental health: study
03 Aug 2022 - Elite sports coaches experiencing poor mental health: study

Elite sports coaches and high-performance support staff (HPSS) are experiencing rates of mental ill-health similar...

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Orygen researchers receive prestigious award for medical research
31 Jul 2022 - Orygen researchers receive prestigious award for medical research

Research conducted at Orygen has received the 2021 Medical Journal of Australia (MJA) award for Excellence in Medi...

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Connecting young people and their families to essentials
25 Jul 2022 - Connecting young people and their families to essentials

From 25 July young people and their families will be able to access essential items like clothes and food through ...

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Release of the National Mental Health and Wellbeing Survey data
22 Jul 2022 - Release of the National Mental Health and Wellbeing Survey data

On 22 July 2022 the Australian Bureau of Statistics released the findings from the National Mental Health and Well...

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Body image content now available on Orygen Digital's MOST platform
18 Jul 2022 - Body image content now available on Orygen Digital's MOST platform

Encouraging body acceptance is the focus of new therapeutic content and activities available to young people via M...

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Study reveals support for caregivers of individuals with severe mental ill-health multidimensional and complex
13 Jul 2022 - Study reveals support for caregivers of individuals with severe mental ill-health multidimensional and complex

The experiences of caregivers of individuals with serious mental ill-health are complex and supports available to ...

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