(First published in April 2025.) Despite an increase in scientific production since the 2000s, important gaps in mental health data persist, particularly for children and low-income countries. Read our policy brief in partnership with the Child Mind Institute.

(First published in April 2021). Members of the Financing Working Group have produced this resource to support everyone working to influence a Finance Ministry to increase mental health financing. This document provides a framework and overarching guidance with recommended language, approaches, and resources that may be critical in persuading finance ministries to invest more in mental health.

At a time when mental health and climate justice demand urgent attention, this side event created a much-needed space for youth voices and local perspectives to be heard at the global level. The guide was developed as a report from the ECOSOC Youth Forum side event “Climate Change and Mental Health: Youth at the forefront" organized by the Child & Youth Working group at the Global Mental Health Action Network as a partnership with ASEc+ Brazil (UN ECOSOC member), Vertentes, ECOSOC and Brazil Foundation. 

Developed by the Global Mental Health Action Network (GMHAN), and with the partnership of the MHPSS Collaborative, Global Psychology Alliance, The Being Initiative, and partners from the Psychologists Coalition at the UN, WHO Youth Council and UNICEF, this brief serves as a practical guide for civil society organisations, professional associations, foundations, and private-sector initiatives.

Several Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) may wish to attract funding or sponsorship from private companies. This Guide sets out the recommended principles that should underpin this. The focus is, in particular, on pharmaceutical company funding, though it can apply to any commercial company funding. Download the Private Sponsorship Policy template, add your organisation’s details, and use it as your CSO’s policy.

Our new HLM briefing document highlights key priorities for achieving equitable, integrated, and rights-based mental health services worldwide and is meant to support UN Member States, policymakers, and advocates.

The briefing is endorsed by leading global organisations, Save the Children, World Federation for Mental Health, PATH, MHPSS Collaborative and. Let’s unite around shared priorities and influence the outcomes of the HLM!

International and national mental health awareness days and weeks play a crucial role in raising the profile of global issues and garnering support for meaningful action. This advocacy guide aims to provide recommendations to help mental health champions harness the momentum of such moments.

The Environment Working Group has produced two advocacy briefs providing a comprehensive overview of the current and projected impacts of climate change on mental health. The documents outline practical measures that governments should undertake to address mental health challenges both presently and in the future. The advocacy briefs are available in English, French, Spanish and Portuguese.

The advocacy roadmap outlines the global mental health sector's opportunities and challenges and sets out success factors for 2025. Within this resource, you will also find key dates and events, and information on the roles that key stakeholders will play at these global moments.

This report covers basic concepts, such as universal health coverage, and emphasises how vital it is to incorporate mental health into the UHC framework. It explains the pivotal commitments made by governments at the recent UN high-level meeting on UHC in 2023, outlining a roadmap for meaningful action and progress.

The Global Mental Health Action Network has launched a set of guiding principles for people who work with, or engage with young people living with mental health conditions.

Child, adolescents and young people are particularly vulnerable to mental ill-health and yet investment in their mental health remains low and disproportionate to the disease burden.