Step out for Youth Mental Health this October
Stepping out for Youth Mental Health
2 Oct 2022
Carlton North
Orygen, in collaboration with young people, created and piloted an art-based therapy program called ‘NinjaART’ at headspace Werribee which has been generously funded by the James Marcon Youth Health Foundation for a number of years.
NinjaART has worked as a 'soft entry' for teenagers to do some art work, have some food and have a chat about their mental health. It’s coordinated by a young clinician with an art background and has quickly become the a popular program with a constant waiting list.
All funds from Stepping out for Youth Mental Health will go towards art therapy at Orygen to support young people who are experiencing mental ill-health.
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Research into suicide prevention is crucial. Around one in four deaths of people aged 15 and 25 are due to suicide.
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