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Every year, Orygen welcomes hundreds of young people through our doors to be treated for a range of mental health difficulties. Featuring interviews with young people living with mental ill-health, their families and the people behind the scenes working hard to revolutionise care and treatment, these are their stories...

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BIPOLAR

Every year, as many as 5,000 young Australian's develop bipolar disorder, with an alarming rate of only 5% receiving the quality early intervention they need to live full, productive lives. Many feel frightened and alone, which is why our clinical services at Orygen are so important.

On average, people living with mental ill-health die 15 to 20 years earlier than people without. This is tragic and wholly unnecessary. With bipolar being the third most common cause of mental health related disability in young people - many of them having the condition appear before their 25th birthday - it is vital that we continue to revolutionise Australia's mental health care, ensuring more young people living with bipolar can receive life changing treatment, when they need it most.


 

"It took a long time for Sally to be diagnosed. The doctors brushed it off. We tried to make do but her episodes got steadily worse."

READ SALLY'S STORY

"We are not aggressive, or ‘crazy’, we just have to work a little harder than everybody else to deal with our emotions and moods."

READ S.E'S STORY

"About five or six years ago, a young man named Tom came to Orygen at age 21. All he wanted to do was work, have a family, and get on with his life."

READ TOM'S STORY

"I have had experiences where I wanted to go to the police station because I thought I was doing something wrong, when I wasn’t."

READ JESSY'S STORY

Since 1992, the team at Orygen has been working hard to raise critical funds to ensure young people are supported through their mental health journey. With continued support from our amazing community we can not only help to save lives, but transform them.