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Young people at risk of psychosis who are ‘night owls’ experience increased psychotic symptoms
09 Mar 2021 - Young people at risk of psychosis who are ‘night owls’ experience increased psychotic symptoms

Young people at ultra-high risk of developing psychosis have significantly higher psychotic symptoms if they are a...

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Event: Ethical design in suicide prevention
05 Mar 2021 - Event: Ethical design in suicide prevention

Orygen is delighted to take part in the 2021 Melbourne Design Week and showcase how care and empathy has played an...

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Orygen partners with global leaders to launch youth advocacy fellowship
04 Mar 2021 - Orygen partners with global leaders to launch youth advocacy fellowship

Orygen has today launched the Orygen Global Youth Mental Health Advocacy Fellowship. In partnership with the Insti...

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Global fellowship supports UK researcher to expand suicide prevention research at Orygen
03 Mar 2021 - Global fellowship supports UK researcher to expand suicide prevention research at Orygen

Dr Maria Michail, lead of the suicide and self-harm research group at the Institute for Mental Health, University ...

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ROYAL COMMISSION RECOMMENDATIONS WILL TRANSFORM THE LIVES OF VICTORIANS LIVING WITH MENTAL ILL-HEALTH
02 Mar 2021 - ROYAL COMMISSION RECOMMENDATIONS WILL TRANSFORM THE LIVES OF VICTORIANS LIVING WITH MENTAL ILL-HEALTH

The release of the Final Report of the Royal Commission into Victoria’s Mental Health System was a historic ...

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Mental ill-health major contributor to Australian youth suicide: study
15 Feb 2021 - Mental ill-health major contributor to Australian youth suicide: study

The majority of young Australians who died by suicide between 2006 and 2015 had either a diagnosed or a likely men...

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Sponsoring women in academia
11 Feb 2021 - Sponsoring women in academia

In acknowledgement of International Day of Women and Girls in Science, Orygen postdoctoral research fellow, D...

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Mental health top concern for young Australians
10 Feb 2021 - Mental health top concern for young Australians

Mental health, coping with stress, and body image were the top three issues of personal concern for young people O...

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Orygen researchers recognised for outstanding contribution to youth mental health research
08 Feb 2021 - Orygen researchers recognised for outstanding contribution to youth mental health research

Professor Sue Cotton and Dr Kate Filia were today recognised by the Mental Health Service (TheMHS) Learning Networ...

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Orygen calls for Australia-wide rollout of individual placement and support (IPS) in youth mental health services
03 Feb 2021 - Orygen calls for Australia-wide rollout of individual placement and support (IPS) in youth mental health services

The Individual Placement and Support (IPS) vocational service model for young people experiencing mental ill-healt...

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Mental ill-health a leading cause of homelessness for young Australians: report
30 Jan 2021 - Mental ill-health a leading cause of homelessness for young Australians: report

Orygen has released a major report that has found mental ill-health to be a significant risk factor that can ...

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Victorian emergency departments to acquire critical self-harm monitoring system
21 Jan 2021 - Victorian emergency departments to acquire critical self-harm monitoring system

Victoria will be the first state in Australia to benefit from a new self-harm monitoring system designed to provid...

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