Orygen Youth Health Choir
Mind Over Music
A new program created for Orygen Youth Health commenced in October designed as a positive intervention to assist young people with emerging mental health issues. The choir involves patients, researchers and staff from Orygen Youth Health. It is supported by a range of foundations and donors.
Sing Your Heart Out
http://syho.org/default.aspx
Above: The OYH Choir perform at the With One Voice concert as part of Creative Innovation 2010
'I cannot tell you how important and central the Choir has been to Orygen this year, it has brought people together in a way no other activities have before. It certainly brings much laughter and joy to all involved even on the most difficult of days.' Orygen Youth Health
"We are extraordinarily pleased with the numbers to date and the success of the Choir. It has worked better than we had anticipated and the benefits to those involved are clear. For staff doing incredibly difficult, taxing and at times quite sad work it has been a wonderful opportunity to do something uplifting and positive with others involved in the service, it has resulted in greater awareness of different parts of our OYH communities work and experiences too amongst all the participants." Orygen Youth Health
"I really look forward to the choir it gives my week a focus and gives my day some structure....I didn’t realise it would be this much fun!" Orygen Youth Health
"It’s great to do something that is both challenging and uplifting right in the middle of the week… it certainly helps with managing the stress of our work." Orygen Youth Health
"I have downloaded the songs and am now practising them in the car....… Not bad for someone who thought they couldn’t sing." Orygen Youth Health
