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Recapping 2024 with Being
As we step into 2025, we reflect on the highlights of 2024, revisiting impactful milestones and meaningful moments. We extend our sincere thanks to our dedicated partners, advisors, and team…
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Reflections from the 2024 World YMCA Accelerator Summit: Empowering Youth and Fostering Wellbeing
Last month, Erica Zissis, Program Operations Associate at Grand Challenges Canada, attended the YMCA World Accelerator Summit in Mombasa, Kenya. This event brought together global stakeholders to share knowledge and…
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World Mental Health Day 2024: Centering Youth Perspectives
As we mark World Mental Health Day on October 10, 2024, we’re reminded of young people’s crucial role in advancing youth mental health and shaping solutions globally. The focus on…
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New Report: The Role of Youth Mental Health in Advancing the Sustainable Development Goals
As world leaders gather for the 79th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) this week at the UN Headquarters in New York, the global community has an opportunity to take crucial…
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The Lancet Psychiatry Comment: “Meaningful Youth Engagement for a Positive Mental Health Ecosystem”
Led by Orygen, The Lancet Psychiatry Commission on Youth Mental Health brought together 54 authors from five continents—including psychiatrists, psychologists, researchers, and young people—to present compelling evidence of the urgent…
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Harnessing Youth Digital Innovation to Safeguard Youth Mental Health
Toronto, August 12, 2024 – This International Youth Day, we celebrate the incredible potential of young people to shape a sustainable future. Today’s youth are not just tech-savvy innovators; they…
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