What is Patrick McGorry?
[[File:Patrick McGorry 2010.jpg|thumb|McGorry in [[Canberra]], October 2010]] '''Patrick Dennistoun McGorry''' {{Small|[[Order of Australia|AO]]}} (born 10 September 1952) is an [[Irish people|Irish]]-born [[Australia]]n [[psychiatrist]]. He is best known for his [[research]] and [[advocacy]] in [[mental health]] in [[Adolescence|young people]]. He is [[Professor]] of Youth Mental Health at the [[University of Melbourne]]. He is also a founding board member of [[headspace (organisation)|headspace]] or the National Youth Mental Health Foundation. In 2010, he was named [[Australian of the Year]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.australianoftheyear.org.au/honour-roll/?view=fullView&year=2010&recipientID=192|title=2010 Australian of the Year|publisher=[[Australian of the Year|Australian of the Year Awards]]|access-date=26 March 2019|archive-date=21 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190321230924/https://www.australianoftheyear.org.au/honour-roll/?view=fullView&recipientID=192&year=2010|url-status=dead}}</ref> McGorry was born in [[Dublin]]. In 1955, his family moved from the [[suburb]] of [[Finglas]], north Dublin to [[Wales]]. They later moved to Australia in 1968. He is married to Merilyn Hawke. The couple have three children. He lives in [[Essendon, Victoria|Essendon]], [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ie2015.irishecho.com.au/2010/01/26/dublin-born-psychologist-named-australian-of-the-year/1517|title=Dublin-born psychiatrist named Australian Of The Year|work=The Irish Echo|date=26 January 2010|access-date=26 March 2019|author=Cantwell, Billy|archive-date=26 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190326071451/https://ie2015.irishecho.com.au/2010/01/26/dublin-born-psychologist-named-australian-of-the-year/1517|url-status=dead}}</ref> ==References== {{Reflist}} ==Other websites== * [https://www.mja.com.au/journal/staff/specialist-editorial-advisers/patrick-d-mcgorry Patrick McGorry] at [[The Medical Journal of Australia]] website {{Australians of the Yea