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Help Orygen end the mental illness epidemic in young people
06 Jun 2018 - Help Orygen end the mental illness epidemic in young people

Orygen is desperate to improve treatments for mental illness. We know it’s not good enough that only 1 out o...

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Are you between 15 and 25 years old? We want to hear from you!
06 Jun 2018 - Are you between 15 and 25 years old? We want to hear from you!

This study is interested in finding better ways to treat young people experiencing psychosis and helping them lead...

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Special event: iGen: Understanding the connected generation
30 May 2018 - Special event: iGen: Understanding the connected generation

Orygen and UNSW’s Centre for Ideas are pleased to invite you to an important conversation about the future o...

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Time to rethink treatments for young people with depression
29 May 2018 - Time to rethink treatments for young people with depression

Young people with depression are likely to experience cognitive difficulties such as poor concentration, memory an...

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Early drug treatment sees good outcomes for young people with treatment-resistant psychosis
28 May 2018 - Early drug treatment sees good outcomes for young people with treatment-resistant psychosis

Early diagnosis of treatment-resistant schizophrenia may lead to better outcomes for young people with this disord...

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Bringing together headspace Youth Early Psychosis Program staff for biannual workshop
21 May 2018 - Bringing together headspace Youth Early Psychosis Program staff for biannual workshop

Orygen hosted its fourth headspace Youth Early Psychosis Program (hYEPP) workshop in Brisbane in mid-May, bringing...

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Orygen welcomes budget commitments to mental health
09 May 2018 - Orygen welcomes budget commitments to mental health

The leadership of Orygen, the National Centre of Excellence in Youth Mental Health, welcomes the 2018-19 Australia...

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Fellowship awarded to study youth attitudes to serious mental health diagnoses
07 May 2018 - Fellowship awarded to study youth attitudes to serious mental health diagnoses

Orygen research that seeks to identify which young people are at higher risk of developing serious mental disorder...

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Orygen researchers identify new biomarker to predict long-term risk of developing psychosis
30 Apr 2018 - Orygen researchers identify new biomarker to predict long-term risk of developing psychosis

A study undertaken by Orygen researchers has revealed that low blood levels of an antioxidant called glutathione c...

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Project to trial suicide prevention resources in high schools across Melbourne’s north-west
26 Apr 2018 - Project to trial suicide prevention resources in high schools across Melbourne’s north-west

Research into the effectiveness of suicide prevention resources for high school students has received $666,281 in ...

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Showcasing the NinjaArt exhibition at headspace Werribee
16 Apr 2018 - Showcasing the NinjaArt exhibition at headspace Werribee

headspace Werribee held its third NinjaArt exhibition last month, bringing together young people, their families a...

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Orygen's vocational specialists awarded international fellowships
12 Apr 2018 - Orygen's vocational specialists awarded international fellowships

Two of Orygen’s vocational specialists have today been awarded international fellowships by Jobs Victoria.

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