Farewell to Youth Advisory and Research Councils

After a two-year tenure, the time has come to farewell Orygen’s inaugural Youth Advisory Council and Youth Research Council members. We would like to take this opportunity to  thank each member for their contributions to Orygen’s work and acknowledge their dedication and commitment to youth participation and engagement across the organisation.

‘Broken promises and missing steps in mental health reform’ published in Medical Journal of Australia

Orygen’s Executive Director, Professor Patrick McGorry AO and Lead, Health economics work-stream, Matthew Hamillton have jointly written an editorial published in the latest edition of the Medical Journal of Australia titled “Broken promises and missing steps in mental health reform” which discusses the disconnect between the treatment of mental and physical health and the failure to successfully integrate mental health within the mainstream of health care.

Distinguished Global Mental Health Advocate Recognised in Queen’s Birthday Honours List

Professor Helen Herrman, Head of Vulnerable and Disengaged Youth Research at Orygen, The National Centre of Excellence in Youth Mental Health and President Elect of the World Psychiatric Association has today been recognised with the Order of Australia in the 2017 Queen’s Birthday Honours list.

Mental Health Needs of Young Australian Men Falling Through the Cracks

Orygen, the National Centre for Excellence in Youth Mental Health has released a major report revealing that young men are continuing to fall through the cracks of our mental health system.

Titled ‘Keeping It Real: Reimagining mental health care for all young men’, the report finds that although young males are almost three times as likely to die by suicide as young Australian females, only a small proportion of young men are accessing services, or receiving appropriate treatment for their mental ill-health.

Wrapping up the peer-to-peer conference

With over 100 local and international guests in attendance, Orygen’s ‘Peer-to-peer: A flourishing model of support’ conference bought together representatives from a range of youth peer work and peer support organisations.

Suicide prevention on the agenda – Orygen welcomes major Government investment

The Australian Government has announced they will be investing $47 million into suicide prevention work across Australia. Orygen, The National Centre of Excellence in Youth Mental Health has welcomed and applauded the announcement and is ready to start making a change in the devastating impact that suicide has on families and in communities across Australia.

Longtime supporter of Orygen awards $3 million for Capital Project

Orygen is very pleased to announce that longtime supporter, The Ian Potter Foundation has awarded $3 million to fund our Capital Project.

Orygen’s Capital project which is expected to be complete September 2018, will create a purpose built facility for Orygen, The National Centre of Excellence in Youth Mental Health clients, visitors staff and services. The new facility has been designed to support collaboration and innovation and will give Orygen greater capacity to grown its work.

Thank you to the Helen Macpherson Smith Trust

Orygen is delighted to announce that we have received a very generous grant from the Helen Macpherson Smith Trust to fund our Youth Online Training and Employment System (YOTES).

Orygen welcomes commitment from Australian Government in Budget 2017

The Australian Government is prioritising mental health research in the 2017/18 Budget, by investing $15 million over two years. Specifically this investment provides $5 million over two years to Orygen, The National Centre of Excellence in Youth Mental Health, these funds will enable Orygen us to continue to grow our capacity as an world leading integrated healthcare and translational research organisation dedicated to focusing on mental ill-health in young people.

Mental health of Australian university students flying under the radar

Orygen, The National Centre of Excellence in Youth Mental Health has released a major report that shows that while Australia provides world-class education and is an international leader in youth mental health, the mental health of university students has been largely ignored.