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Helping young people return to work or school
12 Jun 2019 - Helping young people return to work or school

How we help young people who have had an experience of early psychosis reconnect with their employment and educati...

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Auditor-General’s report lays bare Victoria’s neglect of youth mental health services
05 Jun 2019 - Auditor-General’s report lays bare Victoria’s neglect of youth mental health services

Orygen, the National Centre of Excellence in Youth Mental Health, is concerned by the findings of today’s Vi...

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The Politics of Mental Health
30 May 2019 - The Politics of Mental Health

Half of all Australians will experience mental ill-health in their lifetime. The prevalence of mental illness in y...

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‘Positive masculinity’ integral to young men’s mental health
22 May 2019 - ‘Positive masculinity’ integral to young men’s mental health

A gender-sensitive approach is needed to tackle high rates of suicide and low rates of help-seeking among young me...

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Young people doing it for themselves
21 May 2019 - Young people doing it for themselves

Orygen was buzzing with the ideas, contributions and achievements of young people as they took centre stage at two...

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International Olympic Committee issues consensus statement on mental health
20 May 2019 - International Olympic Committee issues consensus statement on mental health

The International Olympic Committee has made an unprecedented commitment to supporting the mental health of elite ...

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Professor Patrick McGorry honoured with humanitarian award
08 May 2019 - Professor Patrick McGorry honoured with humanitarian award

Orygen’s executive director, Professor Patrick McGorry, has been awarded the 2019 Society of Biological Psyc...

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Wings of an angel
08 May 2019 - Wings of an angel

Orygen’s headspace centre at Werribee recently held its fourth NinjaArt exhibition, bringing together young ...

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Orygen welcomes ALP commitment to mental health services for young people with complex and severe mental ill-health
06 May 2019 - Orygen welcomes ALP commitment to mental health services for young people with complex and severe mental ill-health

Today’s commitment by the Australian Labor Party to invest nearly $200 million in youth mental health servic...

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Examining emergency department practices for young people who self-harm
01 May 2019 - Examining emergency department practices for young people who self-harm

The ways in which emergency departments manage young people who present with self-harm will be monitored as part o...

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Hearing voices could suggest a more severe form of borderline personality disorder, study finds
30 Apr 2019 - Hearing voices could suggest a more severe form of borderline personality disorder, study finds

Clinicians treating young people living with borderline personality disorder (BPD) should be asking them if they h...

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Poll reveals youth mental health a top priority for Australians
28 Apr 2019 - Poll reveals youth mental health a top priority for Australians

The state of youth mental health in Australia has become an election issue for voters, the majority of whom acknow...

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