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A new chapter for workplace mental health

This week, United for Global Mental Health passes on the Global Business Collaboration for Better Workplace Mental Health to our friends at MindForward Alliance.

News, Rights

Bringing mental health in the G7 spotlight

The G7, a group of the world’s largest economies which includes Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States this week held their 48th Summit at Schloss Elmau, Krün, Bavarian Alps, Germany with a focus on the progress toward an equitable world.

News, UHC

Great results as Ghanaian civil society gathers around the state of Universal Health Coverage (UHC)

Education, News

Pride month and mental health: we’ve achieved a lot but there’s a long way to go

As Pride month comes to a close, we’re reflecting and celebrating.

HIV/TB, News, UHC

In case you missed it! Three key takeaways from the World Health Assembly 2022

Last month, health ministers from around the world gathered for the annual World Health Assembly. Our team at United for Global Mental Health followed along to see where and how mental health was addressed. 

News

An appeal for urgent support from Sri Lanka

This is a blog from CAN MH Lanka, a civil society organisation working with the Government of Sri Lanka to address the urgent mental health needs in the country.

News, Rights

Brief: Mental health should be meaningfully integrated into UHC systems

Using new research, our latest brief highlights the need for, and the substantial mental and physical health benefits of, integrating mental health into UHC.

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.

News

United for Global Mental Health and International Initiative for Mental Health (IIML) form a partnership

IIMHL is delighted to confirm its formal collaboration with UnitedGMH in a shared mission to enable better mental health across the world.

Education, News

No excuses left to fight depression

Almost four years ago, in 2018, a group of researchers — including experts from disciplines such as economics, epidemiology, neuroscience, primary care, psychiatry, psychology, and public health from Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Italy, Japan, India, US, UK, the Netherlands, and Zimbabwe — were prompted by the scientific journal The Lancet in partnership with the World Psychiatric Association (WPA) to think about why depression remains a neglected global health crisis, despite abundant evidence that much can be done to prevent and aid recovery of people suffering from it even in resource-limited settings and to propose avenues for action.