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App to deliver real-time help for mental illness
12 Dec 2018 - App to deliver real-time help for mental illness

The way in which young people access therapy for their mental health concerns will be transformed through a new ap...

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Understanding the needs of young people experiencing mental illness coupled with substance use disorders
16 Nov 2018 - Understanding the needs of young people experiencing mental illness coupled with substance use disorders

Orygen researchers have received funding from the Victorian Department of Health and Human Services to identify th...

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Young veterans at increased risk of mental illness and suicide
07 Nov 2018 - Young veterans at increased risk of mental illness and suicide

Young people who transition out of the Australian Defence Force (ADF) within their first year or early in their...

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Pessimism around youth suicide prevention approaches is unfounded, study shows
02 Nov 2018 - Pessimism around youth suicide prevention approaches is unfounded, study shows

A comprehensive Australian study examining the global impact of suicide prevention approaches in young people has ...

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Special event: “Bridging the Gap” – When mental health care for young people falls through the cracks
30 Oct 2018 - Special event: “Bridging the Gap” – When mental health care for young people falls through the cracks

You are invited to join Professor Patrick McGorry AO and Professor Matthew Broome from the University of Birmingha...

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Premier visits world’s first facility focused on youth mental health research, clinical care and service reform as it nears completion
25 Oct 2018 - Premier visits world’s first facility focused on youth mental health research, clinical care and service reform as it nears completion

The Premier of Victoria, the Hon. Daniel Andrews MP, and the Minister for Mental Health, the Hon. Martin Foley MP,...

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Orygen welcomes Victorian Government’s pledge of a royal commission into mental health
24 Oct 2018 - Orygen welcomes Victorian Government’s pledge of a royal commission into mental health

Orygen, the National Centre of Excellence in Youth Mental Health, welcomes the Victorian Government’s electi...

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Face-to-face with employers and recruiters
18 Oct 2018 - Face-to-face with employers and recruiters

Young people engaged in vocational programs at headspace Glenroy and Sunshine were recently given the opportunity ...

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National reform and the roll-out of EPPIC
18 Oct 2018 - National reform and the roll-out of EPPIC

The next story in our 25th anniversary series continues to follow the EPPIC story to the time when Pat M...

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Orygen welcomes Government commitment to the mental wellbeing of Australia’s young people
18 Oct 2018 - Orygen welcomes Government commitment to the mental wellbeing of Australia’s young people

The leadership of Orygen, the National Centre of Excellence in Youth Mental Health, has welcomed the Aus...

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Youth mental health the focus as Victorian election nears
18 Oct 2018 - Youth mental health the focus as Victorian election nears

With the Victorian Government election now only six weeks away, Orygen has been calling on all political parties i...

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Using new technologies to address old problems in youth mental health.
11 Oct 2018 - Using new technologies to address old problems in youth mental health.

The potential of online platforms and mobile applications for treating and providing recovery support to young peo...

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