Professor Patrick McGorry

Mental Health Reform and 21st Century Care

Presented by Professor Patrick McGorry

Professor Patrick McGorry, Australian of the Year 2010, is Executive Director of Orygen Youth Health (OYH), a world- renowned youth mental health organisation. He is also Professor of Youth Mental Health at the University of Melbourne and founding member of the National Youth Mental Health Foundation (headspace) board and is the Chief Investigator of a $7.4m 5 year NHMRC Program grant.

OYH comprises Australia’s largest youth mental health research centre and a clinical service targeting the needs of young people with emerging serious mental illness, including first-episode psychosis. With an emphasis on early intervention and a commitment to educating the community to the early signs of mental illness, Professor McGorry’s extraordinary 27-year contribution has transformed the lives of tens of thousands of young people the world over.

Thursday July 28 2011 12.00 noon - 1.00 pm

Health Science Lecture Theatre Complex
No charge - No bookings Signposted from main entrance of the hospital and Flinders University Car Park 1

Enquiries contact
Dean’s Suite, School of Medicine
(08) 8204 4160

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