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Orygen develops free introductory peer work training for international students
16 Apr 2021 - Orygen develops free introductory peer work training for international students

Orygen is seeking international students to participate in introductory peer work training over two days. The firs...

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Trauma-focused cognitive-behavioural therapy proves effective in treating young people with PTSD
06 Apr 2021 - Trauma-focused cognitive-behavioural therapy proves effective in treating young people with PTSD

Orygen researchers have found that trauma-focused cognitive behavioural therapy (TF-CBT) is a feasible, acceptable...

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The five challenges preventing young people with personality disorders from accessing quality care
06 Apr 2021 - The five challenges preventing young people with personality disorders from accessing quality care

Many young people living with personality disorders would experience better clinical and functional outcomes if fi...

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World Bipolar Day 2021: five things I wish I knew (unfiltered)
30 Mar 2021 - World Bipolar Day 2021: five things I wish I knew (unfiltered)

Today is World Bipolar Day. Jessy and Niamh are members of Orygen’s Platform team, a group of passionate you...

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Ethical design in suicide prevention debuts at NGV’s Melbourne design week 2021
24 Mar 2021 - Ethical design in suicide prevention debuts at NGV’s Melbourne design week 2021

Co-designing safe online spaces for young people to talk about suicide was the theme of a special panel event...

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Young people with borderline personality disorder more likely to be victims of interpersonal violence: study
11 Mar 2021 - Young people with borderline personality disorder more likely to be victims of interpersonal violence: study

Young people with borderline personality disorder (BPD) are more likely to be victims of interpersonal violence th...

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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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