Orygen

Working with young people, our partners and one another, we’re redefining what’s possible in youth mental health research, policy, education and clinical care.

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Peer work and lived experience is a critical part of the mental health system.

Orygen's Certificate IV in Mental Health Peer Work aims to prepare students for roles across a range of mental health settings. Applications are now open for September: https://t.co/ldvMoK5Iy9

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For Letitia, First Nations Youth Peer Worker at headspace Werribee, this year's #50YearsOfDeadly NAIDOC theme acknowledges the "strength, resilience and achievements" of First Nations peoples across generations.

Explore #NAIDOCWeek events near you: https://t.co/mv0mV6xECC

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With climate distress on the rise, could existing mental health therapies be adapted to support young people? A new global review led by Orygen has explored how different therapies could be adapted and adopted.

Learn more: https://t.co/zGywvaW7sU

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It's thanks to the support of our community that Orygen can fast-track the research innovations needed to improve mental health outcomes for future generations.

There's still time to make a tax-deductible donation before EOFY on 30 June: https://t.co/B3r9F564sx

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Here at Orygen, we know from more than 30 years of research and practice that the right support at the right time changes the course of a young person's life.

This end-of-financial-year, we're asking our community for their support to extend this impact: https://t.co/B3r9F564sx

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Early intervention is life-changing, and is at the heart of everything Orygen does. However, a significant proportion of our work would not be possible without community support.

Please make a tax-deductible donation before 30 June: https://t.co/B3r9F564sx

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This end-of-financial-year, you can help us reach more young people in need while their futures are still ahead of them.

Your gift supports the research, the clinical care, and the innovation that can change young lives. Please consider a donation today. https://t.co/B3r9F564sx

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As the world's leading organisation focused entirely on the prevention and early intervention of youth mental ill-health, everything Orygen does is about progressing better outcomes for young people like Tom.

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Orygen's Lived Experience Strategy is a commitment to young people, their families, and our lived experience workforce to advance how we value and embed their expertise.

Here, some of our lived experience leaders reflect on its significance.
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[Orygen @orygen_aus]

Here at Orygen, we know from more than 30 years of research and practice that the right support at the right time changes the course of a young person's life.

This end-of-financial-year, we're asking our community for their support to extend this impact: https://t.co/B3r9F564sx

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NEWS | The next generation of personalised and collaborative mental health care for young people has been given a major boost this week, with the announcement of multi-million dollar @wellcometrust funding for an Orygen Digital supported project.

Details: https://t.co/jBBas5CEhH

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Talk about a dream team 🤝

Excited to partner with the @AFL in a collaboration that will connect thousands of young people with our innovative mental health platform, MOST.

Details: https://t.co/bujk1XW5Vk

📸 AFL Photos

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This #NationalReconciliationWeek, members of the Orygen team and our Cultural Strengthening Committee reflect on what this important week – and the 2026 theme, 'All In' – means to them.

More from @RecAustralia: https://t.co/oviAUfEPIb

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Orygen has spent the week working alongside global health leaders at #WorldHealthAssembly to explore the drivers of youth mental ill-health, understand gaps in research and systems, and find solutions.

Read about our side events and more: https://t.co/9zUiYz9toO

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Orygen is proud to introduce our 2026-28 Lived Experience Strategy, which sets out our organisational commitment to build, strengthen and champion lived experience as a core part of our work and the youth mental health field more broadly.

Access it here: https://t.co/7bj0TUDzoW

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This World Schizophrenia Awareness Day, Orygen's Prof. Andy Thompson reflects on why meaningful inclusion is so essential to shaping improved outcomes for young people.

That's the thinking behind this recently co-developed resource on Clozapine: https://t.co/xhXI4O3mnm

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There are still more questions than answers when it comes to the impact of digital environments on youth mental health. Orygen, in partnership with @WHO, has released a global research agenda to help guide international research efforts.

Learn more: https://t.co/QEHSR1T933

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A landmark moment, which reflects growing recognition that youth mental health is one of the defining health and economic challenges of our time, and bolsters our capacity to drive reform globally.

Full details: https://t.co/DZYOmThRNc

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Dr Jasmine Elliott's involvement with governance here at Orygen began as an inaugural Youth Advisor to our Board – of which she's now a Director.

We're inviting applications for six more Youth Advisor roles across our Board and its subcommittees: https://t.co/aMpuP6dnez

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New Orygen research has delivered the first major review in over a decade on the role of social media in preventing suicide and self-harm.

Details: https://t.co/ksFulPUrG3

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It's support that young people can reach for before, between and beyond clinical sessions – and here's the latest on how it's making a difference.

Find the full Impact Report: https://t.co/2DAPOWQiwg

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Australia's youth mental health system is facing a rate of demand it wasn't built for.

Bridging this gap with accessible, evidence-based and free-to-access tools is what Orygen Digital's MOST, Mello and MindVR have been designed for.