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The 79th World Health Assembly - May 2026

Orygen was pleased to be an active participant at the 79^th World Health Assembly, co-hosting three side events focused on low-intensity models of care, social media and suicide prevention and a way forward in a digitally connected world.

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YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH IN GEORGIA

Orygen Global was invited to support UNICEF Georgia in strengthening Georgia’s approach to youth mental health system reform. The collaboration began with a synthesis of international evidence and best practice, providing an overview of how youth mental health systems are being designed and implemented globally.

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2026 Youth Mental Health Fellowship update

Read on for an update about the 2026 ASEAN-Pacific Youth Mental Health Fellowship program.

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FIVE QUESTIONS WITH CITIESRISE

Orygen Global chats with Fredric Azariah from international organisation citiesRISE.

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ORYGEN INTERNATIONAL VISITOR PROGRAM

Orygen Global offers an opportunity for people who are engaged in work in the youth mental health field to participate in the Orygen International Visitor Program where the focus is on learning about Orygen’s wide range of programs and research.

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COMMUNITY-BASED YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES DELIVERED BY LAY COUNSELLORS – GUIDANCE FOR IMPLEMENTATION

Orygen Global has been working with a range of partners in diverse contexts to better understand the critical steps in supporting the development and implementation of community-based youth mental health services engaging lay counsellors in the delivery of psychosocial brief interventions.

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WELLCOME TRUST COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE FOR PSYCHOSOCIAL INTERVENTIONS

Early in 2026, Orygen Global began working with the Wellcome Trust to establish and manage a global Community of Practice (CoP) to bring together multidisciplinary teams funded through the Wellcome Trust Mental Health Award: Transforming Early Intervention for Anxiety, Depression and Psychosis in Young People, to accelerate shared learning and collective problem‑solving.

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New Orygen Global report highlights value of peer and volunteer-led mental health support in Denmark

Young people in Denmark are benefitting from an accessible, low-intensity model of mental health support known as the headspace Denmark model – and a new report from Orygen Global has detailed how this early intervention approach could be adapted to provide care to young people in other countries and contexts.

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