News And Events

News And Events

 King’s Birthday honour for Orygen professor Jo Robinson
12 Jun 2023 - King’s Birthday honour for Orygen professor Jo Robinson

Orygen proudly congratulates Professor Jo Robinson on being appointed a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) as p...

 Global funding for virtual reality therapy
06 Jun 2023 - Global funding for virtual reality therapy

Orygen Digital’s virtual reality (VR) program has received a $5.3m grant from UK charitable foundation, Well...

 Orygen welcomes mental health funding for Victoria
24 May 2023 - Orygen welcomes mental health funding for Victoria

Orygen has welcomed the Victorian Government’s investment of $776 million into mental health and alcohol ...

 High levels of childhood trauma major contributor to mental ill-health in young people
24 May 2023 - High levels of childhood trauma major contributor to mental ill-health in young people

The vast majority (84%) of young people attending Australian headspace centres, have experienced some form of chil...

 Orygen and Victoria University join forces to streamline mental health care and training in Melbourne’s west
22 May 2023 - Orygen and Victoria University join forces to streamline mental health care and training in Melbourne’s west

Mental health care and training will be streamlined for young people in Melbourne’s west in an exciting new ...

 Social media: a safe and effective way to reach young people exposed to suicide
22 May 2023 - Social media: a safe and effective way to reach young people exposed to suicide

A new Orygen study has found that providing suicide prevention information to young people via social media is saf...

 Pioneering online program launches in schools to help students reach career goals
19 May 2023 - Pioneering online program launches in schools to help students reach career goals

Orygen has launched an innovative online platform to support young people attending Berry Street School achieve th...

 Youth in governance: Apply to become a youth advisor to Orygen's Audit and Risk Board Subcommittee
17 May 2023 - Youth in governance: Apply to become a youth advisor to Orygen's Audit and Risk Board Subcommittee

The Audit and Risk Committee advises the board to ensure Orygen meets its professional and legal obligations relat...

 Mental health programs in schools help students cope with anxiety and depression
17 May 2023 - Mental health programs in schools help students cope with anxiety and depression

A new Orygen study has found that mental health programs can be effective in reducing anxiety and depression in hi...

 $1.5m to assess the impact of digital mental health support for young people
02 May 2023 - $1.5m to assess the impact of digital mental health support for young people

Orygen Digital will receive $1.5 million in funding through the National Health and Medical Research Council&rsquo...

 New #chatsafe guidelines help young people and influencers discuss self-harm and suicide safely online
01 May 2023 - New #chatsafe guidelines help young people and influencers discuss self-harm and suicide safely online

Orygen’s world-first guide for safe online conversations, #chatsafe, has been revamped to include advice for...