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Collaborative Solutions: Cross-Sector Partnerships Transforming Mental Health Data Systems Across Cultures

Child Mind Intitute

Mental health conditions now account for a staggering 16 percent of the noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) burden, with disproportionate impacts on young people living in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). The fragmented data and infrastructure to support those who need care most remain shockingly insufficient.

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New WHO Guidance Calls for Paradigm Shift in Mental Health Policy

Mad in America

O n March 25, the World Health Organization published a 44-page document, Guidance on Mental Health Policy and Strategic Action Plans , that reflects the ongoing work of global activists who have fought for a paradigm shift in mental health. There needs to be more accountability.

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New Study Published in The Lancet Global Health Reveals Significant Data Gaps About Mental Health Conditions of Children Around the World

Child Mind Intitute

The study will be published on April 24, 2025, in The Lancet Global Health with the title Data Gaps in Prevalence Rates of Mental Health Conditions Around the World: A Retrospective Analysis of Nationally Representative Data. “We are excited to support this new research and policy brief.

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The WHO and the United Nations: Let Freedom Ring for the Mad

Mad in America

T wo years ago, the World Health Organization (WHO) published a 300-page document titled “ Guidance to Community Health Services ” that called for a paradigm shift in psychiatric care, with the biomedical model replaced by one that promoted “Person-Centred and Rights-Based Approaches.”

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