Partnerships
Orygen Global aims to secure strategic partnerships with key national and international organisations which will support the implementation of new youth mental health initiatives.
Building on the expertise, knowledge and experience Orygen has gained in Australia over nearly three decades, Orygen Global works closely with partners to support youth mental health globally. Our partnerships with researchers allow us to generate and translate new, evidence-based knowledge of what works for whom in which contexts, and our work with community-based organisations enables us to contribute to better understanding of youth mental health in a range of contexts, particularly in low and middle-income resource settings.
We also equip young people around the world with new skills in advocacy and leadership so that they can become more effective changemakers in their communities.
Finally, our partnerships with global entities such as UNICEF, the World Economic Forum and United for Global Mental Health, and global networks such as the International Association for Youth Mental Health and the Global Mental Health Action Network, ensure that we are aligned with global efforts so that more attention and investment is given to youth mental health. We believe that a collaborative approach, grounded in partnerships, is the only way to address youth mental health on a global scale.
Please contact us if you would like to find out more about working in partnership with Orygen Global.
The Being initiative
In 2024, Orygen joined an international mental health collaboration, Being, to play a leadership role in a new program aimed at improving the mental health and wellbeing of young people in 12 low-and middle-income countries.
Being supports young people’s mental health by funding research, innovation, and ecosystem-building that is focused on prevention, promotion and the identification of early drivers of mental health challenges.
The initiative is hosted by Grand Challenges Canada, with support from Orygen Global and four other partners; Fondation Botnar, the UK’s National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR), the Science for Africa Foundation, and United for Global Mental Health.
As world leaders in research and knowledge translation, Orygen’s key role in the collaboration is to spearhead the Being Learning and Support Network for successful funding applicants.
Orygen Global’s Being Learning Network undertakes a needs assessment with each project in the network.
The results of these assessments allow for the provision of support that is tailored to region- and project-specific needs. By identifying gaps and priorities in how the projects progress, the needs assessment will help the Being Learning Network facilitate knowledge-sharing, strengthen capacity and guide resource and support allocation.
The Being Needs Assessment report is available here.
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