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Orygen launches new toolkit to address rising rates of school refusal
29 Jan 2024 - Orygen launches new toolkit to address rising rates of school refusal

As the 2024 school year begins, Orygen has teamed up with young people, families, research leaders and clinical ex...

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Study finds world-first smartphone app, Mello, reduces anxiety and depression in 8 in 10 young people
21 Dec 2023 - Study finds world-first smartphone app, Mello, reduces anxiety and depression in 8 in 10 young people

1.3 million young Australians living with anxiety or depression now have a new evidenced-backed tool called Mello ...

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Orygen’s research program bolstered by $6.3m in NHMRC funding for psychosis and trauma studies
20 Dec 2023 - Orygen’s research program bolstered by $6.3m in NHMRC funding for psychosis and trauma studies

Orygen researchers have received substantial Investigator Grants from the National Health and Medical Research Cou...

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Orygen reaches professor milestone in latest academic promotions
14 Dec 2023 - Orygen reaches professor milestone in latest academic promotions

Orygen’s professorial ranks have increased by three, and in doing so Orygen and the Centre for Youth Mental ...

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headspace's driving force, Prof. Pat McGorry, named inaugural Patron
08 Dec 2023 - headspace's driving force, Prof. Pat McGorry, named inaugural Patron

Professor Patrick McGorry’s enormous contribution to the establishment and growth of headspace has been reco...

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Research excellence recognised at SMHR conference
05 Dec 2023 - Research excellence recognised at SMHR conference

Orygen's research excellence was showcased at the 2023 Society for Mental Health Research conference...

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Professor Andrew Chanen honoured for his outstanding work in personality disorder research
04 Dec 2023 - Professor Andrew Chanen honoured for his outstanding work in personality disorder research

Professor Andrew Chanen, ...

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Orygen welcomes calls for youth-specific action in Workforce Australia Employment Services review
01 Dec 2023 - Orygen welcomes calls for youth-specific action in Workforce Australia Employment Services review

Orygen welcomes the focus on providing youth-specific employment supports in the final report of the Select Commit...

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Orygen study paves the way for drastically improved mental health care for men
29 Nov 2023 - Orygen study paves the way for drastically improved mental health care for men

An Orygen study that highlights the efficacy of an Australian-developed program to improve the mental health care ...

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Recovery from eating disorders possible, say experts at Orygen conference
22 Nov 2023 - Recovery from eating disorders possible, say experts at Orygen conference

Hope and determination were key themes that emerged from the global Body Image and Related Disorders (BIRD) confer...

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Methamphetamine use in young people tied to complex behavioural issues, study shows
08 Nov 2023 - Methamphetamine use in young people tied to complex behavioural issues, study shows

Young people who use methamphetamine were 13 times more likely to have conduct disorder compared to those who did ...

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ORYGEN PARTNERS WITH AFL TO LAUNCH NEW MENTAL HEALTH GUIDE FOR COMMUNITY SPORTING GROUPS
24 Oct 2023 - ORYGEN PARTNERS WITH AFL TO LAUNCH NEW MENTAL HEALTH GUIDE FOR COMMUNITY SPORTING GROUPS

Orygen, the National Centre of Excellence for Youth Mental Health, and the AFL have partnered to release the secon...

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