About

Each year World Mental Health Day (WMHD) is celebrated on October 10. Around the world a wide range of individuals and organisations organise campaigns and events to mark the day and to raise awareness of the need for good mental health for all.

United For Global Mental Health’s (UnitedGMH) aim, is to encourage collaborative action at global, national and local level that leads to a tangible, positive impact on peoples’ mental health. We advise UN agencies, CSOs, governments, foundations, the private sector and many more on what to do and how to get their priorities publicity on World Mental Health Day (WMHD) and how to make change happen, locally, nationally and globally.

Background

The World Federation for Mental Health sets the theme for WMHD. Organisations such as the WHO and UNICEF also develop themes and messages. Many CSOs organise events and there are opportunities to work with UN agencies, government officials, academics and researchers and the private sector to jointly raise awareness and drive action.

Role of United For Global Mental Health

UnitedGMH usually identifies and helps drive action on a specific theme/area of political priority deliverable. And as the secretariat of the Global Mental Health Action Network, we support the wider work of all its members for WMHD.

Key activities:

• UnitedGMH identifies and helps drive action on a specific theme/area of political priority deliverable.
• UnitedGMH and GMHAN ensure a good information exchange between international stakeholders and national stakeholders on plans and opportunities to collaborate and secure funding for activities.
• UnitedGMH and GMHAN encourage joint/coordinated messaging and communications materials between as many different stakeholders as possible
• UnitedGMH and GMHAN identify and promote sources of funding for WMHD activities that can be accessed by national CSO partners.