A blog from United for Global Mental Health and partners, offering diverse opinions and insights on global mental health advocacy.
Even before 2020 the mental health of young people was a huge concern. Deaths by suicide are often highest among young people - according to UNICEF, 1 young person aged 10-19 dies by suicide every 11 minutes.
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Next week the Global Mental Health Summit will take place in Paris, hosted by the French Government. Following on from the summits in London in 2018 and Amsterdam in 2019, this third summit will be a milestone moment in mobilising the global community to accelerate progress on rights in mental health, and promote quality care systems.
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It’s been one year since the worldwide launch of the Lancet Commission at the first-ever Global Ministerial Mental Health Summit. Below is a summary of the Commission’s activities and achievements from the past 12 months.
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