United For Global Mental Health
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United for Global Mental Health is dedicated to creating a world that enables good mental health for all. 🌎 🧠 https://unitedgmh.org/ #MentalHealth #MentalHealthForAll
At #CPHIA2025 our Senior Policy Officer, Aviwe Funani, emphasised incorporating mental health into cervical cancer prevention, stating it's essential for reaching girls and young women effectively.
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#PublicHealth #MentalHealthMatters
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#PublicHealth #MentalHealthMatters
October 23, 2025 at 3:00 PM
At #CPHIA2025 our Senior Policy Officer, Aviwe Funani, emphasised incorporating mental health into cervical cancer prevention, stating it's essential for reaching girls and young women effectively.
@AfricaCDC
#PublicHealth #MentalHealthMatters
@AfricaCDC
#PublicHealth #MentalHealthMatters
It's time to end outdated laws. The Caribbean Suicide Decriminalisation Coalition website is LIVE!
Suicide is a public health issue, not a crime. Join the movement demanding legislative reform across the Caribbean to ensure help-seeking is never punished https://pulse.ly/6gcin9qpzn
Suicide is a public health issue, not a crime. Join the movement demanding legislative reform across the Caribbean to ensure help-seeking is never punished https://pulse.ly/6gcin9qpzn
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October 13, 2025 at 2:59 PM
It's time to end outdated laws. The Caribbean Suicide Decriminalisation Coalition website is LIVE!
Suicide is a public health issue, not a crime. Join the movement demanding legislative reform across the Caribbean to ensure help-seeking is never punished https://pulse.ly/6gcin9qpzn
Suicide is a public health issue, not a crime. Join the movement demanding legislative reform across the Caribbean to ensure help-seeking is never punished https://pulse.ly/6gcin9qpzn
For too long, laws criminalising suicide have deepened stigma + stopped people from seeking help.
This #WorldSuicidePreventionMonth + #UNGA80, it’s time for leaders to act on mental health + human rights. ▶️ Watch Leon Cherry’s story👇
This #WorldSuicidePreventionMonth + #UNGA80, it’s time for leaders to act on mental health + human rights. ▶️ Watch Leon Cherry’s story👇
September 15, 2025 at 1:02 PM
For too long, laws criminalising suicide have deepened stigma + stopped people from seeking help.
This #WorldSuicidePreventionMonth + #UNGA80, it’s time for leaders to act on mental health + human rights. ▶️ Watch Leon Cherry’s story👇
This #WorldSuicidePreventionMonth + #UNGA80, it’s time for leaders to act on mental health + human rights. ▶️ Watch Leon Cherry’s story👇
24 countries still criminalise suicide. This upcoming #WSPD2025, let’s push for laws that treat it as a public health issue, not a crime.
Read our guide and learn how to advocate for suicide decriminalisation: https://pulse.ly/t6jmlyjp11
Read our guide and learn how to advocate for suicide decriminalisation: https://pulse.ly/t6jmlyjp11
September 8, 2025 at 2:14 PM
24 countries still criminalise suicide. This upcoming #WSPD2025, let’s push for laws that treat it as a public health issue, not a crime.
Read our guide and learn how to advocate for suicide decriminalisation: https://pulse.ly/t6jmlyjp11
Read our guide and learn how to advocate for suicide decriminalisation: https://pulse.ly/t6jmlyjp11
Recent European heatwaves claimed thousands of lives—65% driven by human-induced climate change. Yet only 22% of heat-health plans include mental health. In our latest blog by Daniel Teklemariam,
we explore why this must change. #MentalHealthMatters #ClimateAdaptation
we explore why this must change. #MentalHealthMatters #ClimateAdaptation
August 8, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Recent European heatwaves claimed thousands of lives—65% driven by human-induced climate change. Yet only 22% of heat-health plans include mental health. In our latest blog by Daniel Teklemariam,
we explore why this must change. #MentalHealthMatters #ClimateAdaptation
we explore why this must change. #MentalHealthMatters #ClimateAdaptation
What looks like a fake convo says something very real. Mental health still isn’t taken seriously in most national climate plans. The emotional and social impacts of climate change are treated like side notes.
They’re not. It’s time to change that. Learn more: bit.ly/4fbFGqu
#MentalHealthMatters
They’re not. It’s time to change that. Learn more: bit.ly/4fbFGqu
#MentalHealthMatters
July 31, 2025 at 8:25 AM
What looks like a fake convo says something very real. Mental health still isn’t taken seriously in most national climate plans. The emotional and social impacts of climate change are treated like side notes.
They’re not. It’s time to change that. Learn more: bit.ly/4fbFGqu
#MentalHealthMatters
They’re not. It’s time to change that. Learn more: bit.ly/4fbFGqu
#MentalHealthMatters
🧠 Mental health is still left out of climate policy conversations. That needs to change. In our global review of 193 countries:
📌 Only 42% mention mental health in climate plans
📌 Just 36% note climate’s impact on mental wellbeing
📌 Only Just 17% outline concrete actions
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📌 Only 42% mention mental health in climate plans
📌 Just 36% note climate’s impact on mental wellbeing
📌 Only Just 17% outline concrete actions
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July 29, 2025 at 8:26 AM
🧠 Mental health is still left out of climate policy conversations. That needs to change. In our global review of 193 countries:
📌 Only 42% mention mental health in climate plans
📌 Just 36% note climate’s impact on mental wellbeing
📌 Only Just 17% outline concrete actions
@climatecares.bsky.social
📌 Only 42% mention mental health in climate plans
📌 Just 36% note climate’s impact on mental wellbeing
📌 Only Just 17% outline concrete actions
@climatecares.bsky.social
Want to make an impact through your organisation? The Global Mental Health Action Network Advocacy Guide shows you how to leverage awareness moments for policy change.
Delve into it here: https://pulse.ly/n4ttu818ui #Advocacy
Delve into it here: https://pulse.ly/n4ttu818ui #Advocacy
Advocacy Guide: From International Days to Awareness Weeks - Advocating for Mental Health when the World is Watching — Global Mental Health Action Network
International and national mental health awareness days and weeks play a crucial role in raising the profile of global issues and garnering support for meaningful action. This advocacy guide aims to provide recommendations to help mental health champions harness the momentum of such moments.
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July 18, 2025 at 8:59 AM
Want to make an impact through your organisation? The Global Mental Health Action Network Advocacy Guide shows you how to leverage awareness moments for policy change.
Delve into it here: https://pulse.ly/n4ttu818ui #Advocacy
Delve into it here: https://pulse.ly/n4ttu818ui #Advocacy
Mental health institutions are where the most abuses are reported. We cannot wait any longer for deinstitutionalisation, change is needed now.
Read our Policy & Advocacy Advisor Ali’s blog on the impact deinstitutionalisation could have > unitedgmh.org/the-global-a...
Read our Policy & Advocacy Advisor Ali’s blog on the impact deinstitutionalisation could have > unitedgmh.org/the-global-a...
July 11, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Mental health institutions are where the most abuses are reported. We cannot wait any longer for deinstitutionalisation, change is needed now.
Read our Policy & Advocacy Advisor Ali’s blog on the impact deinstitutionalisation could have > unitedgmh.org/the-global-a...
Read our Policy & Advocacy Advisor Ali’s blog on the impact deinstitutionalisation could have > unitedgmh.org/the-global-a...
Is it possible to put an end to the abuse, stigma & discrimination people in mental health institutions are facing?
Our Policy & Advocacy Advisor, Ali, has written about the need for human rights based care and the importance of helping people speak up for themselves > unitedgmh.org/the-global-a...
Our Policy & Advocacy Advisor, Ali, has written about the need for human rights based care and the importance of helping people speak up for themselves > unitedgmh.org/the-global-a...
Sentenced to Care: the experiences of people ‘out of sight and out of mind’ in mental health institutions - United for Global Mental Health
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July 9, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Is it possible to put an end to the abuse, stigma & discrimination people in mental health institutions are facing?
Our Policy & Advocacy Advisor, Ali, has written about the need for human rights based care and the importance of helping people speak up for themselves > unitedgmh.org/the-global-a...
Our Policy & Advocacy Advisor, Ali, has written about the need for human rights based care and the importance of helping people speak up for themselves > unitedgmh.org/the-global-a...
Mental health institutions are failing vulnerable people.
Launching today, our report shows how these institutions often result in abuse, stigma and discrimination.
Read the report to discover how we can bring this to an end > bit.ly/4l8bXB4
Launching today, our report shows how these institutions often result in abuse, stigma and discrimination.
Read the report to discover how we can bring this to an end > bit.ly/4l8bXB4
July 8, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Mental health institutions are failing vulnerable people.
Launching today, our report shows how these institutions often result in abuse, stigma and discrimination.
Read the report to discover how we can bring this to an end > bit.ly/4l8bXB4
Launching today, our report shows how these institutions often result in abuse, stigma and discrimination.
Read the report to discover how we can bring this to an end > bit.ly/4l8bXB4
The #ClimateCrisis is a mental health emergency. From eco-anxiety to trauma, communities & youth are at risk.
Our CEO Sarah Kline is speaking today at The Conduit's #ClimateHealth25 on 'Protecting Mental Health in a Climate Crisis'.
Watch free: https://pulse.ly/vx03tesao6
#LCAW25
Our CEO Sarah Kline is speaking today at The Conduit's #ClimateHealth25 on 'Protecting Mental Health in a Climate Crisis'.
Watch free: https://pulse.ly/vx03tesao6
#LCAW25
June 23, 2025 at 10:49 AM
The #ClimateCrisis is a mental health emergency. From eco-anxiety to trauma, communities & youth are at risk.
Our CEO Sarah Kline is speaking today at The Conduit's #ClimateHealth25 on 'Protecting Mental Health in a Climate Crisis'.
Watch free: https://pulse.ly/vx03tesao6
#LCAW25
Our CEO Sarah Kline is speaking today at The Conduit's #ClimateHealth25 on 'Protecting Mental Health in a Climate Crisis'.
Watch free: https://pulse.ly/vx03tesao6
#LCAW25
From #WHA78, the urgent shift to community-based mental health care is clear. This sets the stage for the #UNHLM – let's enshrine it as a global standard.
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https://pulse.ly/uje8ajdjcm
From Institutions to Inclusion: A New Vision for Global Mental Health at the World Health Assembly - United for Global Mental Health
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June 2, 2025 at 12:59 PM
From #WHA78, the urgent shift to community-based mental health care is clear. This sets the stage for the #UNHLM – let's enshrine it as a global standard.
https://pulse.ly/uje8ajdjcm
https://pulse.ly/uje8ajdjcm
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Every day, 125 children die from suicide 🌍.
Our #WHA78 Suicide Prevention side event with UnitedGMH showed a powerful wave of action.
Suicide prevention is a shared responsibility.
We have to break the silence and stigma.
We 🙏 all panelists and experts for sharing their inspiring initiatives!
Our #WHA78 Suicide Prevention side event with UnitedGMH showed a powerful wave of action.
Suicide prevention is a shared responsibility.
We have to break the silence and stigma.
We 🙏 all panelists and experts for sharing their inspiring initiatives!
May 21, 2025 at 9:26 AM
Every day, 125 children die from suicide 🌍.
Our #WHA78 Suicide Prevention side event with UnitedGMH showed a powerful wave of action.
Suicide prevention is a shared responsibility.
We have to break the silence and stigma.
We 🙏 all panelists and experts for sharing their inspiring initiatives!
Our #WHA78 Suicide Prevention side event with UnitedGMH showed a powerful wave of action.
Suicide prevention is a shared responsibility.
We have to break the silence and stigma.
We 🙏 all panelists and experts for sharing their inspiring initiatives!
Join us and @UNHumanRights for "Mental Health & Human Rights" on May 19th (1 PM CEST).
➡️ In-person (limited): https://pulse.ly/zsnyzwrpaa
➡️ Virtual: https://pulse.ly/ecsps6y8dj
Let's build better mental health community-based care together! #MentalHealth #WHA78 #CommunityCare
➡️ In-person (limited): https://pulse.ly/zsnyzwrpaa
➡️ Virtual: https://pulse.ly/ecsps6y8dj
Let's build better mental health community-based care together! #MentalHealth #WHA78 #CommunityCare
May 14, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Join us and @UNHumanRights for "Mental Health & Human Rights" on May 19th (1 PM CEST).
➡️ In-person (limited): https://pulse.ly/zsnyzwrpaa
➡️ Virtual: https://pulse.ly/ecsps6y8dj
Let's build better mental health community-based care together! #MentalHealth #WHA78 #CommunityCare
➡️ In-person (limited): https://pulse.ly/zsnyzwrpaa
➡️ Virtual: https://pulse.ly/ecsps6y8dj
Let's build better mental health community-based care together! #MentalHealth #WHA78 #CommunityCare
700k+ lives lost yearly to suicide - we must act now.
Join us at #WHA78 on May 20th for a crucial event on Suicide Prevention: Policy Change & Public Health Action.
Learn about best practices & global partnerships. RSVP today to GEV-events@minbuza.nl. #SuicidePrevention
Join us at #WHA78 on May 20th for a crucial event on Suicide Prevention: Policy Change & Public Health Action.
Learn about best practices & global partnerships. RSVP today to GEV-events@minbuza.nl. #SuicidePrevention
May 14, 2025 at 12:19 PM
700k+ lives lost yearly to suicide - we must act now.
Join us at #WHA78 on May 20th for a crucial event on Suicide Prevention: Policy Change & Public Health Action.
Learn about best practices & global partnerships. RSVP today to GEV-events@minbuza.nl. #SuicidePrevention
Join us at #WHA78 on May 20th for a crucial event on Suicide Prevention: Policy Change & Public Health Action.
Learn about best practices & global partnerships. RSVP today to GEV-events@minbuza.nl. #SuicidePrevention
Going to #WHA78? Come to the side event we're co-hosting:
"Accelerating Action & Investment in #YouthMentalHealth"
🗓️ Mon, May 19 | 5-7 PM CEST
📍 Warwick Hotel, Geneva
Discussing youth engagement in shaping mental health policy.
RSVP asap to: orygenglobal@orygen.org.au
"Accelerating Action & Investment in #YouthMentalHealth"
🗓️ Mon, May 19 | 5-7 PM CEST
📍 Warwick Hotel, Geneva
Discussing youth engagement in shaping mental health policy.
RSVP asap to: orygenglobal@orygen.org.au
May 13, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Going to #WHA78? Come to the side event we're co-hosting:
"Accelerating Action & Investment in #YouthMentalHealth"
🗓️ Mon, May 19 | 5-7 PM CEST
📍 Warwick Hotel, Geneva
Discussing youth engagement in shaping mental health policy.
RSVP asap to: orygenglobal@orygen.org.au
"Accelerating Action & Investment in #YouthMentalHealth"
🗓️ Mon, May 19 | 5-7 PM CEST
📍 Warwick Hotel, Geneva
Discussing youth engagement in shaping mental health policy.
RSVP asap to: orygenglobal@orygen.org.au
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📣WHA attendees! Join our #WHA78 key discussion on global suicide prevention strategies, organised by the Netherlands and @unitedgmh.bsky.social.
Suicide Prevention: A Call for Policy Change & Public Health Action
📅May 20th 🕣8:30-10:00 CET
RSVP: GEV-events@minbuza.nl by 14 May.
#MentalHealth
Suicide Prevention: A Call for Policy Change & Public Health Action
📅May 20th 🕣8:30-10:00 CET
RSVP: GEV-events@minbuza.nl by 14 May.
#MentalHealth
May 12, 2025 at 9:59 AM
📣WHA attendees! Join our #WHA78 key discussion on global suicide prevention strategies, organised by the Netherlands and @unitedgmh.bsky.social.
Suicide Prevention: A Call for Policy Change & Public Health Action
📅May 20th 🕣8:30-10:00 CET
RSVP: GEV-events@minbuza.nl by 14 May.
#MentalHealth
Suicide Prevention: A Call for Policy Change & Public Health Action
📅May 20th 🕣8:30-10:00 CET
RSVP: GEV-events@minbuza.nl by 14 May.
#MentalHealth
❓How can climate action protect our mental health?
Our new blog highlights the crucial role of integrating #mentalhealth into #climate policies.
We urge policymakers to ensure a holistic climate response that safeguards our planet and our mental health.
Read now: unitedgmh.org/the-global-a...
Our new blog highlights the crucial role of integrating #mentalhealth into #climate policies.
We urge policymakers to ensure a holistic climate response that safeguards our planet and our mental health.
Read now: unitedgmh.org/the-global-a...
April 23, 2025 at 11:57 AM
❓How can climate action protect our mental health?
Our new blog highlights the crucial role of integrating #mentalhealth into #climate policies.
We urge policymakers to ensure a holistic climate response that safeguards our planet and our mental health.
Read now: unitedgmh.org/the-global-a...
Our new blog highlights the crucial role of integrating #mentalhealth into #climate policies.
We urge policymakers to ensure a holistic climate response that safeguards our planet and our mental health.
Read now: unitedgmh.org/the-global-a...
📢 Read our new report, 'Mental Health in Nationally Determined Contributions: Current State and Opportunities for Integration'. We're urging policymakers to recognise the link between climate action and mental wellbeing.
🔗 unitedgmh.org/app/uploads/...
#ClimateAction #MentalHealth #EarthDay
🔗 unitedgmh.org/app/uploads/...
#ClimateAction #MentalHealth #EarthDay
April 22, 2025 at 3:19 PM
📢 Read our new report, 'Mental Health in Nationally Determined Contributions: Current State and Opportunities for Integration'. We're urging policymakers to recognise the link between climate action and mental wellbeing.
🔗 unitedgmh.org/app/uploads/...
#ClimateAction #MentalHealth #EarthDay
🔗 unitedgmh.org/app/uploads/...
#ClimateAction #MentalHealth #EarthDay
Children and youth are struggling with their mental health. We're advocating for their support.
Meet Aviwe, our Senior Officer, who leads our work on child and youth mental health. Read her story bit.ly/41uB8VR #ForAllWomenAndGirls #YouthMentalHealth
Meet Aviwe, our Senior Officer, who leads our work on child and youth mental health. Read her story bit.ly/41uB8VR #ForAllWomenAndGirls #YouthMentalHealth
Aviwe Funani: Empowering Youth to Shape Mental Health Policies - United for Global Mental Health
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April 4, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Children and youth are struggling with their mental health. We're advocating for their support.
Meet Aviwe, our Senior Officer, who leads our work on child and youth mental health. Read her story bit.ly/41uB8VR #ForAllWomenAndGirls #YouthMentalHealth
Meet Aviwe, our Senior Officer, who leads our work on child and youth mental health. Read her story bit.ly/41uB8VR #ForAllWomenAndGirls #YouthMentalHealth
#Pinterest isn’t just DIY and Inspos anymore.
🧵👇 Here’s how we tapped into its unique pro-wellbeing algorithm and how your organisation can too.
unitedgmh.org/the-global-a...
#SocialMediaForGood
🧵👇 Here’s how we tapped into its unique pro-wellbeing algorithm and how your organisation can too.
unitedgmh.org/the-global-a...
#SocialMediaForGood
Can Pinterest be a social media force for good global wellbeing? - United for Global Mental Health
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March 31, 2025 at 12:25 PM
#Pinterest isn’t just DIY and Inspos anymore.
🧵👇 Here’s how we tapped into its unique pro-wellbeing algorithm and how your organisation can too.
unitedgmh.org/the-global-a...
#SocialMediaForGood
🧵👇 Here’s how we tapped into its unique pro-wellbeing algorithm and how your organisation can too.
unitedgmh.org/the-global-a...
#SocialMediaForGood
Two weeks until we explore lived experience & mental health policy with mental health advocates! Join our April 10th (8:30am BST) webinar to discuss "mad activism" & a more equitable future. Book today! inevent.com/en/GMHAN/bre...
Breaking Barriers: Reflecting on 'Mad Activism,' Power Structures & Centring Lived Experience - Form
Before lived experience experts were known as key to mental health research and policy, and before there was greater general awareness of what “Public and Patient Involvement” / service users / Lived ...
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March 28, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Two weeks until we explore lived experience & mental health policy with mental health advocates! Join our April 10th (8:30am BST) webinar to discuss "mad activism" & a more equitable future. Book today! inevent.com/en/GMHAN/bre...
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I'm joining you today, to ask for your help in supporting @who.int efforts to help everyone #BreatheLife!
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I'm joining you today, to ask for your help in supporting @who.int efforts to help everyone #BreatheLife!
March 27, 2025 at 11:12 AM
Hello, @bsky.app friends!
DYK: Blue Sky = Cleaner Air = Healthier lungs?
I'm joining you today, to ask for your help in supporting @who.int efforts to help everyone #BreatheLife!
DYK: Blue Sky = Cleaner Air = Healthier lungs?
I'm joining you today, to ask for your help in supporting @who.int efforts to help everyone #BreatheLife!
Today, we send a massive shoutout to Hamdi! 🙌 Our Senior Policy Officer is changing lives thanks to her work on mental health. Read her inspiring story below bit.ly/41Km5Zo #ForAllWomenAndGirls #MentalHealth
March 26, 2025 at 9:48 AM
Today, we send a massive shoutout to Hamdi! 🙌 Our Senior Policy Officer is changing lives thanks to her work on mental health. Read her inspiring story below bit.ly/41Km5Zo #ForAllWomenAndGirls #MentalHealth