The Global Advocate

A blog from United for Global Mental Health and partners, offering diverse opinions and insights on global mental health advocacy.

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Why World Mental Health Day Matters

This World Mental Health Day, United for Global Mental Health will be celebrating with thousands of people and organisations around the world as they mark the day with activities calling for action on mental health.

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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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