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Exam stress: advice from those who’ve been there

27 October 2025

Leading experts in mental health and young people have some top tips to keep Year 12 students at their best as they begin studying for their final exams – with the advice not what you might expect.  

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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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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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Young voices shaping youth mental health care

30 October 2023

While headspace is a familiar name in youth mental health care for Australians, the vital role that unique young volunteers are playing to help shape the care and services of headspace is perhaps less widely known. 

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Funding boost for youth mental health

8 December 2021

Alfred Health’s Early Intervention Mobile Outreach Service will soon be able to help more young people thanks to a $1.4 million funding boost.

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Eating disorders on the rise

28 November 2021

A dramatic increase in the number of young people presenting to health services with serious eating disorders is one of the most concerning trends to come out of COVID-19, say mental health experts.

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New headspace partnership delivers important services for young people

20 July 2021

After years of grass-roots campaigning from local young people and the broader community, a specialised youth mental health service in Monash has officially been launched.

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New headspace service to open in March

18 December 2020

A new headspace centre in Syndal will expand Alfred Health’s support for young people experiencing mental health challenges.

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