Congratulations to Professor George Patton, the Centre for Adolescent Health’s Director of Research, who has just been awarded the 2014 BUPA Health Foundation Oration award from the Society for Mental Health Research, the peak national body for psychiatric and mental health research in Australia and New Zealand.

George gave an oration at their annual conference which was held in Adelaide on December 4 that focused on the course and consequences of mental health issues in adolescence.