Posted in TheMHS on Feb 19th, 2010 4 Comments »
Day Two of TheMHS Summer Forum
Prof Ian Hickie introduces Prof Pat McGorry
• Discusses the lead up to Pat winning – he was in Ireland when he was nominated for the Victorian of the year.
• There has been movement away from obvious celebrity such as Aust of the year sports stars – i.e. genuine contributed.
• Mental [...]
Posted in TheMHS on Feb 5th, 2010 1 Comment »
Australian of the Year 2010, Prof McGorry has been confirmed as a speaker at TheMHS Summer Forum in Sydney.
You don’t want to miss this event! You can register online here
Prof McGorry Bio
Patrick D. McGorry is Executive Director of Orygen Youth Health, Australia’s largest youth mental health organisation, comprising a world-renown research centre and a [...]
Posted in TheMHS on Jan 27th, 2010 No Comments »
Congratulations to Professor Patrick McGorry who was named the Australian of the Year.
Professor McGorry has been working to help mentally ill young people for nearly 30 years.
It’s a tremendous honour and as I’m learning and feeling, it’s a great responsibility I can foresee as well
– Professor Patrick McGorry
With this award, we recognise that we have in Professor [...]