Forging Change in Youth Mental Health with Prof. Patrick McGorry AO

Join us as we chat with a genuinely inspiring and remarkable special guest, an individual who is forging change and revolutionising our approach to Youth Mental Health, Prof. Patrick McGorry!

His bio and accomplishments are way way too long to fit into this short description, but to highlight just a couple; Prof. McGorry is a professor of Youth Mental Health at the University of Melbourne. He is the executive director of Orygen (https://www.orygen.org.au/?gclid=CjwKCAiAxJSPBhAoEiwAeO_fPxidrRiUKyI3UC-iFtfCyXtB78PTDzGAPBbRHQEa2sQTz_U1bEnfxRoC3hkQAvD_BwE) and has been responsible for leading the development and scaling up of early intervention and youth mental health services. Not to mention, he has extensive contributions to health system reform in Australia, having led the advocacy which resulted in the establishment of the National Youth Mental Health Foundation in 2005 by the Aus. Gov (becoming Headspace in 2006), including being selected as Australian of the Year in 2010!

Definitely check out his long list of achievements within his field online, a testament to what can be accomplished when you are willing to invest your time in things that you care about and work with others to achieve your mission!

Prof. McGorry has a wealth of experience and passion to share and this conversation takes a dive into this area within mental health, discussing the roles, challenges and insights from an incredible career :))

So today, let's start the conversation, let's break down the misconceptions let's learn more about youth mental health!

TW: We will be discussing issues relating to mental health (particularly youth mental health), which may be confronting or alarming. We really encourage you to please reach out to support if you feel you need it and to only listen in if you feel comfortable and able to do so (see timestamps for descriptions of specific sections!).

• 4:00 - Introduction into career journey and role
• 7:40 - What has made psychiatry and mental health so stigmatised?
• 10:50 - What can we do to help further break the stigma?
• 16:25 - Insight into experiences within Youth Mental Health, patient demographics
• 21:33 - Impact of COVID
• 28:40 - Advice for getting involved in research opportunities
• 31:10 - Orygen mission and how to get involved
• 33:23 - Prevention in Youth Mental Health
• 37:10 - Education to young people and within schools
• 40:43 - Reflections and thank you