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6 ways to #starttheconversation with young people this World Suicide Prevention Day
10 Sep 2024 - 6 ways to #starttheconversation with young people this World Suicide Prevention Day

The call to action for this year's World Suicide Prevention Day is ‘Start the Conversation’. At Or...

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Major boost for early psychosis care: $3m grant to expand pioneering AEPCC registry
05 Sep 2024 - Major boost for early psychosis care: $3m grant to expand pioneering AEPCC registry

Early psychosis treatment and care is set to benefit from a major Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) grant that w...

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headspace and specialist mental health care come together with Orygen at Victoria University to supercharge care, research and workforce in Melbourne’s west
30 Aug 2024 - headspace and specialist mental health care come together with Orygen at Victoria University to supercharge care, research and workforce in Melbourne’s west

A new youth mental health partnership in Melbourne’s west will not only tackle the rising mental health cris...

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Social by design: harnessing the benefits of social media for youth suicide prevention
23 Aug 2024 - Social by design: harnessing the benefits of social media for youth suicide prevention

There is a lot of concern at the moment about the impact of social media on youth mental health, but what does the...

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Landmark Lancet Psychiatry Commission sounds alarm, calling for urgent global action to address youth mental health crisis
14 Aug 2024 - Landmark Lancet Psychiatry Commission sounds alarm, calling for urgent global action to address youth mental health crisis

A global consortium of world-leading psychiatrists, psychologists, academics and young people have come together t...

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Five reasons why this Lancet Commission matters
14 Aug 2024 - Five reasons why this Lancet Commission matters

We asked Orygen’s Director of Policy and Engagement Vivienne Browne why the Lancet Psychiatry Commi...

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Virtual Reality can transform youth mental health, landmark review finds
15 Jul 2024 - Virtual Reality can transform youth mental health, landmark review finds

Virtual reality offers significant opportunities to increase accessibility, engagement and effectiveness of p...

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Youth-led solutions take centre stage at ASEAN-Australia Youth Mental Health Forum
11 Jul 2024 - Youth-led solutions take centre stage at ASEAN-Australia Youth Mental Health Forum

Global leadership, empowering connections and tangible solutions were at the forefront of the third ASEAN-Australi...

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‘Advocates and agitators’: Pat McGorry and Grace Tame in conversation for youth mental health
09 Jul 2024 - ‘Advocates and agitators’: Pat McGorry and Grace Tame in conversation for youth mental health

Two former Australians of the Year – Grace Tame and Orygen Executive Director Professor Patrick McGorry &nda...

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WATCH: Leading minds converge at Orygen’s Youth Mental Health Symposium
05 Jul 2024 - WATCH: Leading minds converge at Orygen’s Youth Mental Health Symposium

Listening to the voices of young people, valuing lived experience and transforming mental health services were at ...

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International parents and carers eager for #chatsafe's help, study shows
03 Jul 2024 - International parents and carers eager for #chatsafe's help, study shows

A new study from Orygen’s suicide prevention team has found that the Australian-developed #chatsafe guidelin...

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Orygen welcomes opening of first ACT headspace Early Psychosis service
28 Jun 2024 - Orygen welcomes opening of first ACT headspace Early Psychosis service

Orygen is delighted to announce that young people in the nation’s capital will soon be able to access high q...

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