In conversation with Russel Razzaque ODC ODDESSI
No young person should have to navigate a mental health crisis through the emergency department — cut off from family, friends, and community.
Goulburn Region community partnership secures $2.5 million to transform youth mental health
Goulburn Region community partnership secures $2.5 million to transform youth mental health Young people in the Goulburn Region are set to access empowering and earlier intervention mental health support. The William Buckland Foundation, managed by Equity Trustees, has announced a
Roots taking hold
Roots Taking Hold GRODC is well and truly underway, and the momentum in the Goulburn Region is building in ways that feel both meaningful and lasting. We are now more than halfway through the Open Dialogue Foundation Training with our
Training Update – April 2026
Over the past year, we’ve made some significant changes to how ODC delivers its One-Year Foundation Course — and we wanted to share what that means for practitioners across Australia. These changes have been shaped by what we’ve heard from
Training Kick-off
Training Kick-Off After the first day of Open Dialogue training last week in Shepparton to support a whole-of-community response to youth mental health and wellbeing in the region, ODC received this incredible message from Dr Tejas Golhar, Child and Adolescent
Exciting news from the Open Dialogue Centre!
ODC is thrilled to announce Tilly Amber Read from Devon in the UK, as co-facilitator of block one of our One Year Foundation Course in Open Dialogue, now commencing in Melbourne in September.
Christine Morgan – our new Board member
The Open Dialogue Centre recently made a submission to the New South Wales Parliamentary Inquiry into the prevalence, causes and impacts of loneliness in New South Wales.
We urgently need new strategies to address the root cause of loneliness
The Open Dialogue Centre recently made a submission to the New South Wales Parliamentary Inquiry into the prevalence, causes and impacts of loneliness in New South Wales.
Four Day Introductory Training Announcement
Unlocking the power of student voice and community connection, our first School Symposium in partnership with Korowal School was a great day spent introducing the role of Open Dialogue to transform how we think about mental health and wellbeing in
The Radical Therapist #129 – Open Dialogue with Dr. Eija-Liisa Rautiainen, PhD
The Radical Therapist Open Dialogue with Dr. Eija-Liisa Rautiainen, PhD In episode #129 Chris sits down with Dr. Eija-Liisa Rautiainen, PhD, an experienced trainer and practitioner of Open Dialogue. They explore the transformative potential of this approach in mental health
Open Dialogue Principal Unpacked: Tolerating Uncertainty
Tolerating Uncertainty is one of the seven Key Principles of Open Dialogue. The aim is for mental health teams to avoid making premature decisions about the nature of a crisis, a diagnosis, or medication when a number of pathways or