Orygen Employee Directory
Mental Health CareSouth Australia, Australia501-1000 Employees
Orygen is an Australian organization focused on youth mental health care, delivering clinical care, research, education, and policy advocacy to support young people with mental ill-health. Founded in 1984 and based in Parkville, South Australia, it began with early psychosis intervention and expanded to mood, anxiety, personality disorders, and major depression, contributing to national reform that led to headspace. Its approach emphasizes early intervention, noting that most mental health disorders begin in adolescence or early adulthood and that about one in five young people will experience a depressive episode by age 18. A recent development is a May 2026 partnership with Telstra Foundation to support Orygen Digital in advancing evidence-based digital innovation for youth mental health.