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World Mental Health Day: Highlighting progress & calling for change
As medical advances continue to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic, alongside entrenched and serious challenges, from the cost of living crisis to protracted conflicts to climate change; other priorities can be neglected in the face of such large issues.
That is why, World Mental Health Day on 10th October is such an appropriate opportunity to highlight the importance of mental health as an issue; and why this year’s theme, Making Mental Health & Well-Being for All a Global Priority, is so timely.
#MHForAll webinar: What’s happening across the globe for World Mental Health Day
The Global Mental Health Action Network (GMHAN) hosted a webinar bringing together the WHO, UNICEF and WMHD founders, The World Federation for Mental Health (WFMH) to learn about their plans for WMHD and discuss how others could get involved nationally and globally on this important occasion.
Leading the fight for suicide decriminalisation in Kenya
There has been great leaps and strides towards investments in mental health in Kenya in the last four years, and the Coalition Action for Preventative Mental Health Kenya (CAPMHK) has been leading the fight for decriminalization of suicide throughout the country through public awareness campaigns and community-based advocacy on social media, webinars and media.
#MHForAll webinar: Creating hope through action on suicide
At the 50th MHForAll webinar, a series of experts discussed suicide prevention and decriminalisation ahead of World Suicide Prevention Day, reflecting on key learnings, and recommendations that can help drive legislation reform at a national level.
Political priority for global mental health: old challenges, new opportunities
COVID-19 has exacerbated mental health needs worldwide at an unprecedented scale, yet global mental health continues to attract limited political attention.
Annual Meeting: "Transforming Mental Health for All" session covered WHO's latest report on global mental health
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.
BRIEFING: Financing Child, Adolescent and Young People's Mental Health
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.
#MHForAll Webinar: Mental health in emergencies
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.
World Health Assembly: What it is and how you can engage
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.
Reflections on Ukraine: Guidance on How Best to Respond to a Mental Health Emergency
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.
GMHAN Financing Mental Health Working Group: Statement to the 74th World Health Assembly
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
#MHForAll Webinar: The impact of climate change on mental health and psychosocial wellbeing
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.
#MHForAll Webinar: Financing mental health through universal health coverage
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).
MEMBER BLOG: Mental health in India’s national budget 2022
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.
#MHForAll: Covid-19 and mental health
View our latest webinar on Covid-19 and mental health.
MEMBER BLOG: An activist’s journey - successes and roadblocks in mental health advocacy
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.
MEMBER BLOG: Building Back Better for Healthy Minds
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.
MEMBER BLOG: Conversion ‘therapy’ remains prevalent in Africa. Governments must protect LGBTQ+ persons from this form of abuse.
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.
#MHForAll Webinar: The effects of conversion therapy on the LGBTQIA+ community
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.