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Expressions of interest: youth steering group for suicide prevention study
02 Jun 2022 - Expressions of interest: youth steering group for suicide prevention study

Recent suicide prevention research has shown that young people often feel they don’t belong, or that they ar...

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Point and Be Proud: marking National Reconciliation Week 2022
27 May 2022 - Point and Be Proud: marking National Reconciliation Week 2022

A special guest shared his story and the success of a unique anti-racism program for young people with Orygen staf...

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Gender diverse, Victorian and NSW young people and students most severely impacted by pandemic
25 May 2022 - Gender diverse, Victorian and NSW young people and students most severely impacted by pandemic

Gender diverse young people, those living in Victoria and NSW, and students have reported higher proportions of ne...

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Time for politicians to put the money where their mouths are
19 May 2022 - Time for politicians to put the money where their mouths are

As we count down to the federal election, Alex Dalton demands more than words in the face of Australia’s gro...

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Study will examine the efficiency of home-based psychiatric care for young people
17 May 2022 - Study will examine the efficiency of home-based psychiatric care for young people

Orygen researchers have received AUD $300,000 from the HCF Research Foundation to better understand the impacts an...

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“Be staunch about your identity, and don’t conform to what people expect of you”
17 May 2022 - “Be staunch about your identity, and don’t conform to what people expect of you”

Today is IDAHOBIT - the international day against LGBTQIA+ discrimination. S.E., a young person connec...

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Applications open for Australia’s only graduate courses dedicated to youth mental health
16 May 2022 - Applications open for Australia’s only graduate courses dedicated to youth mental health

“We need to build the next generation of the mental health workforce and provide urgent care to the youn...

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Statement from Professor Patrick McGorry, Orygen executive director
11 May 2022 - Statement from Professor Patrick McGorry, Orygen executive director

It has been brought to my attention today that MP Dr Fiona Martin has paid for social media advertising featuring ...

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Orygen expert joins government mission to support a million Australians with mental ill-health
10 May 2022 - Orygen expert joins government mission to support a million Australians with mental ill-health

Professor Sue Cotton, head of Orygen’s health services and outcomes research, is among a team of eight menta...

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Supporting young Aboriginal people who self-harm: a guide for families and communities
05 May 2022 - Supporting young Aboriginal people who self-harm: a guide for families and communities

A new guide to supporting young First Nations people who self-harm is now available for families and communities.<...

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Orygen welcomes $1.3b in new mental health funding for Victoria
04 May 2022 - Orygen welcomes $1.3b in new mental health funding for Victoria

Orygen welcomes the Victorian Government’s investment of $1.3 billion in new funding in the 2022-23 budget f...

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New policy think tank a key response to youth mental health crisis
04 May 2022 - New policy think tank a key response to youth mental health crisis

Orygen has today launched a new policy think tank – the Orygen Institute – to further respond to the g...

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