Category: Systems

News, Systems

World leaders discuss mental health at the G7 Summit

A week ago, seven of the “world’s most influential and open societies and advanced economies” met at the Carbis Bay G7 Summit in the UK. Whilst mental health was not a main item on the agenda of the meeting of Canada, Japan, Germany, France, Italy, UK, and the USA, plus the EU, it was included in talks regarding the world’s response to and recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic.

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News, Rights, Systems

One step forward, three steps back: progress and peril for USA mental health parity

As President of Well Being Trust, Benjamin F. Miller, PsyD, oversees the implementation of the foundation’s strategies and full portfolio of investments and partnerships to help Well Being Trust have a real-world impact on America’s mental health and addiction crisis.

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News, Systems

Statement on WHO COVID-19 and mental health impact report

Yesterday the World Health Organisation (WHO) released the findings of a global survey evaluating how the provision of mental, neurological and substance use services has changed due to COVID-19, the types of services that have been disrupted, and how countries are adapting to overcome these challenges.

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