Congratulations Professor McGorry!
The Australian Clearinghouse for Youth Studies is delighted that Professor Patrick McGorry has been chosen as Australian of the Year for 2010, in this the 50th year of the award. Prof. McGorry has been an inspiration to those working in the youth field for many years because of his dedication, passion and innovation in relation to youth mental health.
If you don’t know much about Patrick McGorry’s work, or about issues in youth mental health, you might find the following information useful. If you are an online subscriber to Youth Studies Australia, you will be able to read the journal articles online. If you’re not a subscriber, maybe you should be! It only costs $99 a year to subscribe and you can access back issues as well as current issues.
Media release - www.australianoftheyear.org.au/recipients/?m=patrick-mcgorry-2010
Orygen website - oyh.org.au
headspace website (Australia's National Youth Mental Health Foundation) - www.headspace.org.au
Some recent milestones in Patrick McGorry’s career, as recorded in our email newsletter Youth Field Xpress:
The specialist youth mental health model: Strengthening the weakest link in the public mental health system, YFX no. 134, October 2007
This is the title of one of 17 articles in a special supplement to the 1 October 2007 edition of the Australian Medical Journal of Australia. Its author, Prof. Patrick McGorry of the University of Melbourne, begins with some sobering statistics … More
‘A national emergency’: headspace's Patrick McGorry on the newly released ‘National survey of mental health and wellbeing: Summary of results, 2007’, YFX no. 147, November 2008
A summary of results from the 2007 National Survey of Mental Health and Wellbeing, conducted by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) from August to December 2007 was released in November (ABS catalogue n.4326.0, National Survey of Mental Health and Wellbeing: Summary of Results, 2007, http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/mf/4326.0?OpenDocument). In response to the release of the ABS survey, Professor Patrick McGorry, head of the Orygen Research Centre (the lead agency behind headspace) and one of Australia's leading experts on youth mental health, said the report's figures showed that youth mental health had not improved in 10 years … More
Youth Studies Australia articles on youth mental health: http://www.acys.info/journal/indexes/subjects/subjects_k_z/mental_health
Young people's experiences of mental health care: Implications for the headspace: National Youth Mental Health Foundation, by Anjalee Cohen, Sharon Medlow, Norm Kelk, Ian Hickie and Bradley Whitwell
v.28, n.1, 2009, pp.13-20. View summary | Full text: HTML | PDF
Summary: Fifteen in-depth interviews were conducted to explore young people's experiences of mental health care in Australia with the aim of informing the headspace National Youth Mental Health Foundation. The interviews revealed that significant numbers of respondents had been aware of their mental health problems for several years before seeking help and that barriers to help-seeking included a range of social, cultural and demographic factors. Additionally, perceptions of experience of care centred upon the interpersonal aspects of young people's relationships with mental health care providers. These finding are discussed in relation to the shaping of the headspace initiative.
Aggression management training for youth in behaviour schools: A quasi-experimental study, by Anna Wheatley, Rachael Murrihy, Jacobine van Kessel, Viviana Wuthrich, Louise Rémond, Rebekka Tuqiri, Mark Dadds and Antony Kidman
v.28, n.1, 2009, pp.29-36. View summary | Full text: HTML | PDF
Gatekeeper training for youth workers: Impact on their help-seeking and referral skills, by Tania Cartmill, Frank Deane and Coralie Wilson
v.28, n.1, 2009, pp.5-12. View summary | Full text: HTML | PDF
Rethinking the digital divide: Findings from a study of marginalised young people's information communication technology (ICT) use, by Michelle Blanchard, Atari Metcalf, Jo Degney, Helen Herrman and Jane Burns
v.27, n.4, 2008, pp.35-42. More
Values and visions: Youth and the failure of modern Western culture, by Richard Eckersley
v.27, n.3, pp.10-19. More
Summary | Full text | PDFyshareit: A project promoting the use of e-mental health resources among young people, by Caroline Spiranovic, Kate Briggs, Kenneth Kirkby, Caroline Mobsby and Brett Daniels
v.27, n.2, 2008, pp.52-60. More
The PATS peer support program: Prevention/early intervention for adolescents who have a parent with a mental illness, by John Hargreaves, Lyndal Bond, Matt O'Brien, Danielle Forer & Liz Davies
v.27, n.1, 2008, pp.43-51. More
The social consequences of 'how the sibling died' for bereaved young adults, by Andrew McNess
v.26, n.4, 2007, pp.12-20. More
Rural adolescents' attitudes to seeking help for mental health problems, by Kristy Francis, Candice Boyd, Damon Aisbett, Karyn Newnham and Krystal Newnham
v.25, n.4, 2006, pp.42-49. More
Youth mental health: special edition
v.25, n.1, 2006
The recognition by the Council of Australian Governments (COAG) in February 2006 that mental health was ‘an issue of national significance’ was in itself significant because it indicated an increased awareness at both state and federal government levels that ‘mental health is a major problem for the Australian community’ (COAG 2006). This development followed on from the announcement by the Federal Government in late 2005 of ‘funding of $69 million … to help young people with mental health problems’ (DHA 2005), which included $54 million for the establishment of a National Youth Mental Health Foundation. It was therefore very timely that the first issue of Youth Studies Australia for 2006 should be devoted to cutting-edge research from several leaders in the field of youth mental health and wellbeing.
Papers
Success and wellbeing: A preview of the Australia 21 report on young people's wellbeing
Richard Eckersley, Ani Wierenga & Johanna Wyn
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In the first paper, we previewed the Australia 21 report on young people’s wellbeing, a collaborative project that identifies flashpoints and signposts for future research and policy.
Where to from here? Guiding for mental health for young people with complex needs
Andrew Bruun & Christopher Hynan
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The second paper outlined features of an effective partnership that provides services for young people with dual diagnosis.
Being true to oneself: The role of authenticity in promoting youth mental health
William Hallam, Craig Olsson, Glenn Bowes & John Toumbourou
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Third, was a paper that considered the mental health impacts for young people of the widespread association of ‘happiness’ with hedonistic behaviour and excessive consumption.
Self-help support groups: Adding to the toolbox of mental health care options for young men
Ann Dadich
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The fourth paper reported on research into a tool that young people are increasingly utilising for mental health problems – self-help support groups.
Health and wellbeing: How do young people see these concepts?
Gary Easthope & Rob White
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The fifth paper provided insight into what young people think contributes to their sense of wellbeing.
The Cool Teens CD-ROM: A multimedia self-help program for adolescents with anxiety
Mike Cunningham, Ronald Rapee & Heidi Lyneham
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The last paper was a progress report on the development of an innovative Internet-based program that targets anxiety in young people.
Recent mental health news from the ACYS daily news service:
MENTAL HEALTH | Children and parents living with a family member with mental illness: A model of practice-research collaboration
Report on the research project into the relationship families play in the care of family members with a mental illness http://www.aifs.gov.au/afrc/pubs/newsletter/newsletter14.html#children
Published: 2009-12-07
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MENTAL HEALTH | Inspire Foundation's $700,000 to reach more young people at risk of mental health issues
Last week, the Inspire Foundation received $700,000 under the Federal Government’s Jobs Fund Temporary Financial Assistance grants, under the Get Communities Working stream of the Jobs Fund. This funding will allow the Inspire Foundation to continue its mental health and wellbeing program throughout Australia.
Published: 2009-09-30
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MENTAL HEALTH | Inspire launches new Reach Out Pro website
(2009-11-13) The Inspire Foundation has launched a new version of its Reach Out Pro website, which offers health care professionals information and advice on using online resources to provide psychosocial support and mental health care for young people.
Published: 2009-11-13
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MENTAL HEALTH | Participants sought for a study into schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and schizoaffective disorder
Dr Melissa Green of the University of NSW's School of Psychiatry is seeking participants for her innovative study into the question as to whether schizophrenia and bipolar disorder are 'two faces of the same psychotic illness'.
Published: 2009-10-14
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MENTAL HEALTH | The economic impact of youth mental illness and the cost effectiveness of early intervention
A report launched today by headspace CEO, Chris Tanti, bringing to light the cost to the community of mental illness in Australia’s youth. headspace website: http://www.headspace.org.au/ Report: http://www.headspace.org.au/_uploads/documents/2009%20media%20releases/CostYMH_Dec2009FINAL.pdf
Published: 2009-12-10
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MENTAL HEALTH | The economic impact of youth mental illness and the cost effectiveness of early intervention
Orygen Youth Research report estimating the costs of mental health issues for Australians aged 12-25. http://www.accesseconomics.com.au/publicationsreports/showreport.php?id=226
Published: 2010-01-14
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MENTAL HEALTH | World-leading youth mental health facility opens in Sydney
A dedicated youth mental health facility was officially opened at the University of Sydney's Brain and Mind Research Institute on 28 September 2009.
Published: 2009-09-30
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MENTAL HEALTH: Auseinet to close at the end of October
The Auseinet home page carries the news that the service will be closing at the end of the month.
Published: 2009-10-09
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