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Co-designed renovations unveiled at headspace Elsternwick
23 October 2025
It was a full house at the unveiling of new renovations at headspace Elsternwick, one of three centres run by Alfred Health.
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Co-designed artwork adorning the walls at Wren
16 October 2025
Lived experience, participants and a beloved Australian artist have come together to beautify the walls of the Women’s Recovery Network (Wren), the inpatient mental health clinic for women run by Alfred Health and Ramsay Health.
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Open Dialogue is transforming mental health care
2 October 2025
Victoria’s leading mental health services have embraced a pioneering therapeutic approach from overseas, marking a transformative shift in care across Australia.
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New season of Extremely Human
3 July 2025
After a successful first season, new episodes of Discovery College's podcast Extremely Human are being released.
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‘Laughing gas’ to treat severe depression
7 May 2025
Researchers at The Alfred have opened the door to new avenues of research into the treatment of depression, after a clinical trial that used laughing gas to treat patients with severe depression had “beneficial and persistent antidepressant effects” on symptoms.
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New partnership to support mental health in the CBD
2 May 2025
A dual general health and mental health clinic, operated in partnership between Co-Health, The Salvation Army and The Alfred, will transform how some of Victoria's most vulnerable people access lifesaving health care.
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Alfred Health launches Ngamai Wilam: a state-of-the-art residential eating disorder treatment centre
28 April 2025
Victoria’s first state-wide, publicly funded residential eating disorder treatment centre is getting ready to open, following completion of the impressive home’s build.
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Pioneering women’s mental healthcare
4 December 2024
As our Women’s Recovery Network (Wren) celebrates its first birthday, the team behind it remains more focused than ever on increasing access to the pioneering mental health service.
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New children’s resource at Wren
17 October 2024
Children with a person staying at the Women’s Recovery Network (Wren) now have access to an activity book designed to help them feel oriented and safe while their person is away from home.
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Why lived experience matters
11 September 2024
Today we celebrated the invaluable contributions, innovations, creativity and collective achievements of the lived experience workforce at the Alfred Mental and Addiction Health Lived Experience Symposium.
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