The Global Advocate
A blog from United for Global Mental Health and partners, offering diverse opinions and insights on global mental health advocacy.
Articles
HIV/TB
World AIDS Day and the Global Fund Replenishment: Integrating mental health into HIV and TB programmes
UnitedGMH is delighted to share with partners our communications toolkit to support partner advocacy for the integration of mental health into HIV and TB programmes.
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Rights
Launch of the report of The Lancet Commission on Ending Stigma and Discrimination in Mental Health
In response to the new Lancet Commission on Ending Stigma and Discrimination in Mental Health launched on Oct 10 UnitedGMH and the Global Mental Health Peer Network has launched a new Media Manifesto.
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Rights
UnitedGMH contributes to Nordic countries Event on Mental Health and Psychosocial Support.
Our CEO and Co-Founder, Sarah Kline, outlines suggested next step actions for Nordic countries to accelerate positive action on MHPSS in emergency settings.
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Rights, Suicide Decriminalisation
World Suicide Prevention Day 2022 – Creating hope through action
From 2021 to 2023, the International Association for Suicide Prevention (IASP) has set the theme for World Suicide Prevention Day as “Creating Hope through Action”.
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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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Education, News
Mental health in 2022 – from global to local
Accelerated by the impact of COVID-19, a growing cross section of society around the world is calling for greater action on mental health.
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HIV/TB
What have we learned at AIDS 2022?
UnitedGMH and its partners have conclusively shown it is possible to reduce the number of HIV infections and deaths if investment is made in mental health support.
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