Youth mental health is a hot topic. How much progress have we made, and what’s next?
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Patrick McGorry is Executive Director of Orygen, The National Centre of Excellence in Youth Mental Health, the lead agency for four centres. He is also a director of the board of , the National Youth Mental Health Foundation.