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SFA Foundation and NIHR Join the Being Initiative
Being is thrilled to announce that the Science for Africa Foundation (SFA) and the UK’s Department of Health and Social Care, using UK aid through the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR),…
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Girls’ Globe: Being, a Global Initiative for Young People’s Mental Health
1 in 7 children and adolescents face mental health challenges. Young people facing mental health challenges are vulnerable to social exclusion, discrimination, stigma, and physical health problems. How can we support…
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Youth Mental Health at Women Deliver 2023
Globally, an estimated 77 million girls are struggling with their mental health. Through our partners United for Global Mental Health and Fondation Botnar, we’re excited to join the Women Deliver…
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Better Data is Key to Improving Young People’s Mental Health
Guest Blog by Carolyn Culey, Data Advocacy Consultant, United for Global Mental Health. This week, the World Data Forum is taking place in Hangzhou, China, bringing together global experts from…
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Meet the Youth and Lived Experience Advisors!
Young people (aged 0-24) make up nearly half of the world’s population. The majority, 90%, live in low- and middle-income countries. And while young people may be consulted, they rarely…
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Launch of Being
Being, an international mental health initiative to fund and support research and innovative approaches that improve the mental wellbeing of young people aged 10 to 24 in low- and middle-income…
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