Help us raise $80,000 for Youth Mental Health research
Every donation helps fund life-changing research into youth mental health including eating disorders through Orygen.
Because when we invest in understanding youth mental health, we invest in saving lives.
Why Orygen?
Youth mental health is one of the defining challenges of our generation. One of the most urgent yet often overlooked areas of youth mental health is the growing crisis of young people impacted by eating disorders.
Eating disorders are among the deadliest mental health conditions, yet they remain one of the least funded areas of mental health research.
More than 1.1 million Australians are currently living with an eating disorder, with young people disproportionately affected. Rates among young people aged 10–19 have risen dramatically in recent years, making early intervention and new treatment discoveries more critical than ever.
Research has the power to change outcomes.
That is why this fundraiser proudly supports Orygen, Australia’s largest translational mental health research organisation focused on young people.
Every dollar raised helps advance vital research, support early intervention, and bring hope to young people and families facing challenges that too often remain unseen.
The impact
Funds raised will help support:
- Groundbreaking youth mental health research
- Early intervention initiatives for young people
- Research into eating disorder prevention and treatment
- Development of innovative care approaches
- Improved long-term outcomes for young people and families
A Personal Commitment – A note from Alyza founder, Alina Iliescu
This fundraiser is deeply personal to Alina.
As many of you know, Alina is a mountaineer with the goal of climbing the highest peak on each continent. Previously Alina has climbed both Mount Kilimanjaro and Mount Kosciuszko in support of charitable causes.
Now, Alina wants to take on an even greater challenge.
If the extended fundraising goal of AUD $100,000 for youth mental health research is reached, Alina will commit to climbing Mont Blanc – the highest mountain in Europe.
This climb symbolises the journey many young people face through mental health challenges every day: perseverance, strength, support, and continuing forward even when the path becomes difficult.
Help reach the ultimate goal of $100,000, and Alina will climb Mont Blanc in support of youth mental health research.
Together, every donation moves us one step closer.
About Orygen
Lead research
Orygen's researchers are finding new and better ways to help people recover from all types of mental health challenges. From developing new approaches to suicide prevention, identifying alternatives to anti-depressants, finding better treatments for psychosis and schizophrenia and creating digital platforms which help young people recover quickly, our researchers are pioneering research in youth mental health. With your help, our researchers can dedicate every single day to discovering new treatments which directly improve outcomes for young people.
Support young people
Every breakthrough only matters if it reaches young people. That’s why Orygen is focused on translating world-leading research into real-world care. We work with service providers, clinicians and communities to ensure evidence-based treatments are available where they’re needed most. Your donation helps bridge the gap between discovery and delivery, so young people can benefit from the very best in youth mental health research.
Advocate for change
When you fundraise for Orygen, you are supporting us to advocate nationally and globally for better outcomes for young people experiencing mental health difficulties. Every dollar you raise helps us continue our work in ensuring better mental health care is delivered everywhere. Now that's a revolution in mind.
