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Orygen event helps young people bounce back towards better mental health
14 Oct 2020 - Orygen event helps young people bounce back towards better mental health

Australians are being encouraged to join Orygen’s Burpee ...

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Living with obsessive compulsive disorder: Bridget’s story
12 Oct 2020 - Living with obsessive compulsive disorder: Bridget’s story

“Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) often gets misunderstood because of how the media portrays it. OCD isn&...

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$3.3 million in NHMRC grants for mental health prediction program and headspace staged care model
08 Oct 2020 - $3.3 million in NHMRC grants for mental health prediction program and headspace staged care model

Two Orygen research teams have been awarded a total of more than $3.3 million in National Health and Medical Resea...

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Orygen welcomes budget focus on the mental health of young people
07 Oct 2020 - Orygen welcomes budget focus on the mental health of young people

Orygen welcomes the Australian Government 2020-21 Budget which has signaled the commitment of the government to pu...

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Borderline personality disorder through my eyes
06 Oct 2020 - Borderline personality disorder through my eyes

I’m Bridget, I’m 21, and I wanted to tell you a bit about my journey and story with borderline persona...

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Opinion: LGBTIQ+ youth mental health care in Australia
05 Oct 2020 - Opinion: LGBTIQ+ youth mental health care in Australia

Written by Alexander Dalton, youth advocacy council member, headspace Werribee and Read More >

Partnership to help young rural Victorians with mental ill-health access employment and education
05 Oct 2020 - Partnership to help young rural Victorians with mental ill-health access employment and education

Young people with mental ill-health, who live in regional Victoria, will be supported to achieve their education a...

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LGBTIQ+ history month
02 Oct 2020 - LGBTIQ+ history month

October is LGBTIQ+ History Month – an opportunity to celebrate the lives and achievements of queer people th...

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Orygen co-develops International Olympic Committee tool for identifying elite athletes at risk of mental ill-health
24 Sep 2020 - Orygen co-develops International Olympic Committee tool for identifying elite athletes at risk of mental ill-health

A new tool to identify elite athletes’ risk of mental ill-health has been developed by a group of internatio...

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Targeted support needed for families of young people with mental ill-health: report
23 Sep 2020 - Targeted support needed for families of young people with mental ill-health: report

Most families will need some level of support if a family member experiences mental ill-health and it can be benef...

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Orygen welcomes additional #chatsafe funding from the Australian Government
22 Sep 2020 - Orygen welcomes additional #chatsafe funding from the Australian Government

Orygen welcomes the additional year of funding that has been awarded to the National Suicide Prevention Leadership...

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Webinar: Side by side: supporting youth peer work in mental health services
18 Sep 2020 - Webinar: Side by side: supporting youth peer work in mental health services

Join us on Wednesday, 7 October 2020 as we explore the importance of youth peer work in supporting young people ex...

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