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News And Events

 #chatsafe wins innovation award for suicide prevention
10 Sep 2021 - #chatsafe wins innovation award for suicide prevention

Orygen’s #chatsafe initiative has won Suicide Prevention Australia’s 2021 LiFE Award for innovation.

 Welcome to #SafeSpace – a space of hope and recovery
10 Sep 2021 - Welcome to #SafeSpace – a space of hope and recovery

On World Suicide Prevention Day, Orygen’s suicide prevention research team, together with RMIT students, has...

 Psychosis risk linked to cats
09 Sep 2021 - Psychosis risk linked to cats

Exposure to toxoplasma, a disease carried by cats, may increase the likelihood of developing psychosis in young pe...

 Leading mood disorders researcher scoops national award
07 Sep 2021 - Leading mood disorders researcher scoops national award

Associate Professor Lianne Schmaal, head of mood and anxiety disorders research at Orygen, is the recipient of the...

 Orygen Global formally launches
02 Sep 2021 - Orygen Global formally launches

On 8 July, Orygen Global had approximately 400 participants from around the world, join international mental healt...

 Waves for Change – South Africa, an Orygen Global partnership
02 Sep 2021 - Waves for Change – South Africa, an Orygen Global partnership

In global youth mental health, strength and change will come from unified and coordinated efforts. That’s wh...

 Connecting the dots film premiere
02 Sep 2021 - Connecting the dots film premiere

Orygen Global is thrilled and honoured to host a free online screening of Read More >

 Youth mental health advocacy fellowship
02 Sep 2021 - Youth mental health advocacy fellowship

The Orygen Global youth mental health advocacy fellowship was designed to support youth advocates through a 6-mont...

 Peer support interventions review attracts funding
02 Sep 2021 - Peer support interventions review attracts funding

Orygen has received funding to explore which peer support interventions help prevent, treat, or manage anxiety and...

 Developing vocational workforce in headspace centres receives funding boost
01 Sep 2021 - Developing vocational workforce in headspace centres receives funding boost

Orygen has received funding to build a workforce to deliver the Individual Placement and Support (IPS) program thr...

 Young leaders speak up on the future of health at upcoming summit
12 Aug 2021 - Young leaders speak up on the future of health at upcoming summit

How well is the current health system serving young people? And what do they need from healthcare in the future?&n...

 Biles, Osaka put spotlight on mental health support for athletes
09 Aug 2021 - Biles, Osaka put spotlight on mental health support for athletes

The importance of supporting the mental health of elite athletes is again in the spotlight following the Olympic G...