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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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$33 million grant for psychosis research sets Australian record for medical research funding
16 Sep 2020 - $33 million grant for psychosis research sets Australian record for medical research funding

Orygen has received a $33 million grant from the United States’ National Institutes of Health (NIH) to devel...

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Orygen welcomes ACT Government's pledge to fund online intervention for young people with mental ill-health
10 Sep 2020 - Orygen welcomes ACT Government's pledge to fund online intervention for young people with mental ill-health

Orygen welcomes the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) Government’s commitment to provide $8.7 million ...

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Insta influencer Ariella Nyssa joins Orygen to say it’s okay to safely talk online about suicide
10 Sep 2020 - Insta influencer Ariella Nyssa joins Orygen to say it’s okay to safely talk online about suicide

Sydney-based social media influencer Ariella Nyssa is reaching out to other young people on Suicide Prevention Day...

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Orygen celebrates Love Your Body Week
09 Sep 2020 - Orygen celebrates Love Your Body Week

Hello, I’m Bridget. I am recovering from an eating disorder and have been for some time. I say recovering be...

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Orygen celebrates Wear it Purple Day
28 Aug 2020 - Orygen celebrates Wear it Purple Day

Allyship. It’s something we, as a society, talk about a lot. Especially in relation to the LGBTIQ+ community...

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