On 7th and 8th October, the Netherlands hosted the second annual Global Ministerial Mental Health Summit, at the Royal Tropical Institute in Amsterdam. Following the UK’s hosted summit last year, this year’s theme focused on the provision of Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS) in humanitarian response and emergency situations.
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United for Global Mental Health only exists because of our amazing partners. For the next 2 weeks we are celebrating all the organisations who have made our work possible so far and those we are planning to work with in the coming months and years.
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On November 13-14 2018, Qatar hosted the World Innovation Summit on Health (WISH) in Doha.
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The emerging global mental health movement is encouraging world leaders at the Annual Meeting to agree it is #TimeToAct on mental health so that everyone, everywhere has someone to turn to when their mental health needs support.
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Campaigning for better mental health support and investment is incredibly rewarding, but can be hard at times. So we should make time to celebrate each step forward; and today we have news we are thrilled to share.
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In 2013 I was running a charity in London and was happy, healthy and productive. Then, one day, I suffered a trauma. Overnight, I was unable to eat, sleep or work. I was diagnosed with post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and then, chronic depression. It took me years to recover.
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It has been an incredible year for United for Global Mental Health. As 2019 draws to a close, we have been reflecting on some of the key highlights and achievements for both our organisation and the wider movement for global mental health.
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United for Global Mental Health was at the WHO Mental Health Gap Action Programme (mhGAP) Forum meeting this week in Geneva, taking place from the 11th to the 12th of October.
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This January, lived experience advocates, NGO representatives, creatives and strategic partners from around the world met in Johannesburg, South Africa to co-create a citizen-led campaign calling for greater action on mental health worldwide.
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Today marks Human Rights Day. According to the WHO Comprehensive Mental Health Action Plan, all governments must have a national policy or plan for mental health in line with international and regional human rights instruments.
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