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#chatsafe: world-first guidelines help young people talk safely online about suicide
21 Aug 2018 - #chatsafe: world-first guidelines help young people talk safely online about suicide

The world’s first guidelines to support young people in communicating safely online about suicide have been ...

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Fellowship funding to progress research into bipolar disorder, anxiety and optimised care
20 Aug 2018 - Fellowship funding to progress research into bipolar disorder, anxiety and optimised care

Researchers at Orygen have secured more than $1.5 million in funding through the National Health and Medical Resea...

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Orygen welcomes Dr Jean Twenge
30 Jul 2018 - Orygen welcomes Dr Jean Twenge

Dr Jean Twenge, Professor of Psychology at San Diego State University recently visited Australia to speak at a num...

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Smartphone technology taps into mental health of young people
30 Jul 2018 - Smartphone technology taps into mental health of young people

The ways in which young people use their smartphones may be monitored and studied to identify those in need of psy...

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A tale of EPPIC proportions
27 Jul 2018 - A tale of EPPIC proportions

Orygen, The National Centre of Excellence in Youth Mental Health together with Orygen Youth Heath Clinical Program...

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Enhancing the clinical care of young people with complex mental health needs
26 Jul 2018 - Enhancing the clinical care of young people with complex mental health needs

The enhanced care model piloted at Orygen’s four headspace centres in Melbourne’s north-west in 2017 h...

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Doctors in Schools program shows early success
25 Jul 2018 - Doctors in Schools program shows early success

Orygen-led headspace centres are now delivering GP services into secondary schools in Melbourne’s north-west...

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Professor Eoin Killackey announced as IEPA President-Elect
06 Jul 2018 - Professor Eoin Killackey announced as IEPA President-Elect

Professor Eoin Killackey, Associate Director of Graduate Research and Education at Orygen, the National Centre of ...

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New services in NW Melbourne target young people with complex mental health needs
03 Jul 2018 - New services in NW Melbourne target young people with complex mental health needs

Orygen, the National Centre of Excellence in Youth Mental Health, will lead a consortium that will develop and del...

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Clinical leader takes stock on the shores of Antarctica
28 Jun 2018 - Clinical leader takes stock on the shores of Antarctica

Dr Sophie Adams, the clinical director of the four headspace centres Orygen operates in the north-west of Melbourn...

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Young people with borderline personality disorder respond differently to unpleasant imagery
27 Jun 2018 - Young people with borderline personality disorder respond differently to unpleasant imagery

A new study has found that young people in the early stages of Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) have abnormal...

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Health services inadequate in responding to young people affected by trauma
26 Jun 2018 - Health services inadequate in responding to young people affected by trauma

Australian mental health services lack the capability and capacity to respond to the needs of young people affecte...

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