RESEARCH | A new Orygen study has found that of young people who attend headspace centres and use substances, as many as 65% also meet the criteria for substance use disorder – with important implications for early intervention. More: bit.ly/45vTEQv

In case you need a positive reminder: How effective is protesting? According to historians and political scientists: very www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Flashback post and yep, still our favorite.

LGBTQIA+ people continue to experience significantly higher levels of mental ill-health than heterosexual people, and new research from Orygen and La Trobe University has shown why addressing stigma from every level matters. Details: bit.ly/4pP6MIy

Over 1.1 million Australians live with an eating disorder – and almost 1 in 3 are under 19. Early intervention saves lives, yet treatments have not improved in decades. These holidays, you can help change that: bit.ly/4pOSAPi

NEWS | $14m in funding from Wellcome will enable Orygen Digital and @unimelb.bsky.social to create MOST-Nexus, a world-first digital platform combining AI, clinical care, and peer support. Details: bit.ly/4pII38X

Amazing!! Women Help Women (womenhelp.org) is manufacturing their own abortion pills in order to make abortion safer, simpler and more accessible across borders. They designed an eco-friendly combi-pack that's easier to mail discreetly and centred around women’s experiences and needs.

RESEARCH | The advice young men receive after a breakup is often the opposite of what they actually want and need, a new study led by Orygen Research Fellow @michaelwilson1.bsky.social has found. More: bit.ly/3KK6eob

The U.S. is mirroring a pattern that has happened in authoritarian regimes around the world. When a government erects barriers to reproductive care, it doesn’t just cause death and suffering for women and their families. Such policies are often a first step in the gradual decline of democracies.

They're using the confinement box, one of the most horrific methods of CIA torture in the post-9/11 black sites, against migrants now. This is the direct result of the lack of consequences for the architects of the torture program. Either there will be criminal penalties for this or it will expand.

We were also pleased to host the inaugural Orygen Early- to Mid-Career Awards Showcase last week, with presentations from Orygen researchers including Dr @roospotkolder.bsky.social, Dr @stephmiles.bsky.social, Dr @scotttags.bsky.social, Dr Eleanor Bailey, Dr Shayden Bryce and Dr Elise Carrotte.

A consortium of 13 expert organisations, led by Orygen, has handed down advice on models of youth mental health care in Australia. It's a significant piece of work that we hope sets a clear path forward. Summary + full reports: bit.ly/3LPI6Rd

As the most effective evidence-based supported employment program used in mental health services worldwide, IPS is all about supporting young people into meaningful work and study – and so is Orygen's Youth IPS Centre of Excellence 🧵 #InclusionAtWorkWeek

3 days left to apply for the ASEAN-Pacific Youth Mental Health Fellowship! This innovative program supports Fellows to develop a youth mental health advocacy project plan, designed around the needs of their communities in the ASEAN-Pacific region: bit.ly/4hDNWRt

Opinion | Right-wing populism will always and inevitably target women, because male anger — especially white male anger — is what fuels it. Bernard Keane writes.

This is a must read by @timothysnyder.bsky.social.

It’s clear who the aggressors are. Keep remaining nonviolent, and record EVERYTHING. All of these masked ICE thugs will be held accountable.

RESOURCE | Used to treat psychotic spectrum disorders including schizophrenia, clozapine is a medication that comes with specific requirements such as regular physical health tests. Explaining this and similar FAQs is the focus of a new guide, co-designed with lived experience: bit.ly/3L2Z3r0

Retired intelligence analysts confirm what the political scientists are telling us — and what the world outside is telling us — the goal of these people is the end of law, the end of democracy, and the end of a recognizable republic. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

RESOURCES | Schools and other educational settings are increasingly being recognised for the meaningful role they can play in supporting young people's mental health and wellbeing. These free resources are designed to help schools, teachers + clinicians: bit.ly/4oaY99W

Applications are open for the ASEAN-Pacific Youth Mental Health Fellowship! This opportunity is open to people aged 18 to 30, from Australia or the ASEAN-Pacific region, who are passionate about creating positive change in youth mental health: bit.ly/3LcnAGH

This is absolutely right on every point and everyone who sits on a governing board or serves as president or provost or similar should please make the time to read it. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/02/o...

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Jane Goodall understood better than most the impact humans have had on the planet. Having witnessed so much environmental deterioration during her lifetime, she was as much an activist as a scientist. Read our piece from 2024 on the legendary primatologist. 💚

There is no clear evidence that paracetamol has any harmful effects on an unborn baby.

RESEARCH | The challenges faced by families caring for a young person with mental ill-health can be significantly eased with the support of family peer workers, a new paper led by Orygen has argued – and more can be done to strengthen the field. More: bit.ly/3JfsuoT

Young people in Queensland are set to benefit from increased access to Orygen Digital's cutting-edge virtual reality tool, Mind VR, thanks to a $250k funding boost from the Queensland Mental Health Commission's Better Futures grant program. More: bit.ly/3HdjYWO

‘1984’ is upon us

"On Tyranny" free resources to use and to share, now or any time snyder.substack.com/p/on-tyranny...

Australia’s strategic elites have locked us into the foreign and strategic policies of an increasingly polarised, authoritarian and unpredictable regime.

"On Tyranny" free resources to use and to share, now or any time snyder.substack.com/p/on-tyranny...

On May 23, President Trump signed an executive order he’s calling a “restoration of gold standard science.” But don’t be fooled, this is not about scientific integrity. It’s about political control. The order gives Trump’s political appointees sweeping power over federal science. They can now:

Trump’s story has always been that he should be president because he was rich. That was always false. In order to become rich he had to first become the president. www.bloomberg.com/features/202...

Millions of people worldwide are held back by anxiety, depression and psychosis. But what if we could predict the onset or progression of these problems? This is the goal of our new Mental Health Award. [1/3]

Very much this

Big Lie institutionalizes itself through the children.

A newly funded clinical trial, led by Orygen researcher Dr Alex Guérin, will lay the groundwork for future treatments for conduct disorder – a condition characterised by antisocial behaviours that affects over 2% of Australian children. Details: bit.ly/44cDwnj

EMERGENCY ACTION Join us we’re actively working to get coalition members on the ground! Milwaukee County Judge Hannah Dugan was arrested by the FBI this morning after refusing to allow ICE agents into her courtroom. She was taken to the federal courthouse.

You want to know the truth about why there are so many cases of autism, ADD, ADHD today? It's the same reason why there are more planets and stars today compared to decades ago. You're all caught up now. Leave the kids alone.

RFKjr intends to start a registry to track autistic people. Fuck NO! This is exactly how it started in 1930s Germany.

This is specifically about universities. It is very important to see how fascists and authoritarians in other countries have attacked them. And to think, as Gessen does here, about constructive responses. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/21/o...

Breast cancer diagnoses rose by over 300% between 1973 and 1992. Was there a breast cancer epidemic?! NO. Mammograms were implemented for screening in 1976. PREVALENCE is a function of being able to correctly diagnose something. This is also about autism.

Autistic people are not broken. They are not burdens. They are artists, athletes, workers, friends, partners, and taxpayers. They live full lives. And yes, they write poems. They go on dates. They contribute to their communities every single day. Autistic people deserve dignity and respect,

There is no honor in making others struggle solely because you did. Persevering through difficulty is worth celebrating, but is worth even more if you can lessen the burden for those who come after you, especially those less fortunate, less privileged. That way lies glory.