News And Events

06Jun

Help Orygen end the mental illness epidemic in young people

Orygen is desperate to improve treatments for mental illness. We know it’s not good enough that only 1 out of 3 young people treated for mental illness get better.
06Jun

Are you between 15 and 25 years old? We want to hear from you!

This study is interested in finding better ways to treat young people experiencing psychosis and helping them lead meaningful lives. To better understand the influence of psychosis on health and functioning we need to know generally how young people are going – in particular those who have not had any treatment for any mental health issues in the past.
30May

Special event: iGen: Understanding the connected generation

Orygen and UNSW’s Centre for Ideas are pleased to invite you to an important conversation about the future of young people and the impact technology is having on their lives.
29May

Time to rethink treatments for young people with depression

Young people with depression are likely to experience cognitive difficulties such as poor concentration, memory and problem solving skills that may reduce their ability to respond well to some standard treatments for depression, a new study has found.
28May

Early drug treatment sees good outcomes for young people with treatment-resistant psychosis

Early diagnosis of treatment-resistant schizophrenia may lead to better outcomes for young people with this disorder, researchers from Orygen, the National Centre of Excellence in Youth Mental Health, have found.
21May

Bringing together headpace Youth Early Psychosis Program staff for biannual workshop

Orygen hosted its fourth headspace Youth Early Psychosis Program (hYEPP) workshop in Brisbane in mid-May, bringing together 60 hYEPP staff and PHNs from around Australia. The workshop was part of Orygen’s work to support hYEPPs in their implementation of Orygen’s Early Psychosis Prevention and Intervention Centre (EPPIC) model to young people.
09May

Orygen welcomes budget commitments to mental health

The leadership of Orygen, the National Centre of Excellence in Youth Mental Health, welcomes the 2018-19 Australian and Victorian Government budgets, released in early May, for their focus on mental health research, suicide prevention, and mental health supports and services for rural and remote communities.
07May

Fellowship awarded to study youth attitudes to serious mental health diagnoses

Orygen research that seeks to identify which young people are at higher risk of developing serious mental disorders such as psychosis, bipolar disorder and depression has received funding through a fellowship project grant from the Society for Mental Health Research (SMHR) in partnership with the Australian Foundation for Mental Health Research (AFFIRM).
30Apr

Orygen researchers identify new biomarker to predict long-term risk of developing psychosis

A study undertaken by Orygen researchers has revealed that low blood levels of an antioxidant called glutathione can be used as an indicator for the worsening of symptoms in patients at risk for psychosis.
26Apr

Project to trial suicide prevention resources in high schools across Melbourne’s north-west

Research into the effectiveness of suicide prevention resources for high school students has received $666,281 in funding over five years through a National Health and Medical Research Council partnership grant, federal health minister Greg Hunt announced today.

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