The World Health Organization (WHO) released its most extensive analysis of world mental health in 20 years with the “World Mental Health Report” and a panel of experts discussed the report at the GMHAN Annual meeting earlier this month.

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.

Our webinar covered a range of themes related to the topic of mental health in emergency settings including a list of the most common mental health issues in emergencies, advice for civil society organisations, the role of governments, lessons learned, gender-based violence, and addressing the mental health of migrants who are often undocumented.

The World Health Assembly (WHA) is an annual gathering of health ministers from around the world and a key opportunity to harness the influence of our network to champion mental health.

WHO is working closely with our offices in Ukraine and neighbouring countries, as well as partners to rapidly respond to the health emergency triggered by the conflict and to minimise disruptions to the delivery of critical healthcare services.

Even prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, the world was not equipped to respond to the mental health needs of populations around the world. Poor mental health costs the world economy US$1 trillion a year

This month’s Mental Health for All Webinar covered the complex topic of Climate Change and Mental Health: impact, prevention, integrated action during disasters and research opportunities for academics. 

On Tuesday 29th March, 2022, our #MHForAll webinar series brought together a panel of experts to discuss the importance of integrating mental health services into Universal Health Coverage (UHC).

This year’s budget was one of those rare occasions when mental health got the attention of the Indian policy makers at the national level.

View our latest webinar on Covid-19 and mental health.

Climate Change is the greatest global health threat of the 21st century. The latest report of the Lancet Countdown on health and climate change cautioned “code red” for human health and has sparked widespread media attention, including concern over the health impacts of climate-induced food insecurity and infectious disease transmission.

If non-communicable diseases (NCDs) were a family, mental health would be the middle child, and I am not saying that because I am one. Mental health gets less than 1% of development aid funds[1] in a pool of funding that is not large to begin with.

o see true and lasting change, key actors and human rights defenders should play an active role in amplifying the voice of survivors and the LGBTQ+ community to advocate for the eradication of these harmful practices.

Our webinar The Effects of Conversion Therapy on the LGBTQIA+ Community, in the Mental Health For All series explored how members of the LGBTQIA+ community across the world are under pressure to be 'treated' for their sexual orientation and gender identity.

On Tuesday 25th January, 2022, our #MHForAll webinar series brought together a panel of experts to discuss what it means to have truly meaningful youth participation when it comes to mental health.

From ages 10-24, mental health conditions make up nearly half the overall burden of disease; 75% of mental health conditions emerge by age 24. These figures show that supporting the mental health of young people like us is imperative. 

At the World Health Assembly the Comprehensive Mental Health Action Plan was updated and agreed for 2021-2030, UNICEF launched its flagship State of the World’s Children Report (focusing on mental health for the first time ever) and there has been increasing research and reporting on the impact of COVID-19 on mental health. 

On 30th November, our #MentalHealthforAll webinar invited panellists to discuss the crucial need for the integration of mental health into universal health coverage (UHC) and the challenges faced at the national level in doing so.

A year ago this week, The Upswing Fund launched in response to an alarming decline in adolescent mental health exacerbated by COVID-19.