{"id":2628,"date":"2025-09-24T12:11:51","date_gmt":"2025-09-24T16:11:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/being-initiative.org\/?post_type=news_item&#038;p=2628"},"modified":"2025-09-24T12:15:16","modified_gmt":"2025-09-24T16:15:16","slug":"global-health-now-youth-and-the-un-high-level-meeting-on-ncds-and-mental-health-from-commitments-to-action","status":"publish","type":"news_item","link":"https:\/\/being-initiative.org\/fr\/news\/global-health-now-youth-and-the-un-high-level-meeting-on-ncds-and-mental-health-from-commitments-to-action\/","title":{"rendered":"Global Health NOW: &#8220;Youth and the UN High-Level Meeting on NCDs and Mental Health: From Commitments to Action&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"381\" src=\"https:\/\/being-initiative.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/gettyimages-2155649010-1024x381.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2629\" srcset=\"https:\/\/being-initiative.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/gettyimages-2155649010-1024x381.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/being-initiative.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/gettyimages-2155649010-500x186.jpg 500w, https:\/\/being-initiative.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/gettyimages-2155649010-768x286.jpg 768w, https:\/\/being-initiative.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/gettyimages-2155649010-1536x572.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/being-initiative.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/gettyimages-2155649010-18x7.jpg 18w, https:\/\/being-initiative.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/gettyimages-2155649010.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo credit: Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>For the first time, mental health is taking centre stage at a UN High-Level Meeting on the Prevention of Noncommunicable Diseases, which will take place on <strong>September 25, 2025<\/strong>, at the 80th UN General Assembly in New York. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the recent piece for Global Health NOW, &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/globalhealthnow.org\/2025-09\/young-people-and-un-high-level-meeting-ncds-and-mental-health-commitments-investment-and\">Youth and the UN High-Level Meeting on NCDs and Mental Health: From Commitments to Action<\/a>,&#8221; <strong>Nicole Bardikoff<\/strong>, Mental Health Lead at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.grandchallenges.ca\/fr-ca\/\">Grands D\u00e9fis Canada<\/a>, <strong>Aline Cossy-Gantner<\/strong>, Porfolio Manager for Mental Health at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fondationbotnar.org\/\">Fondation Botnar<\/a>, et <strong>Sarah Kline<\/strong>, CEO at <a href=\"https:\/\/unitedgmh.org\/\">United for Global Mental Health<\/a> explore how we reached this moment, and what must happen next. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They highlight:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The urgent need to address the social, economic, and environmental drivers of mental health.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>How prevention and promotion during adolescence can shape healthier futures.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Coordinated, multi-stakeholder action \u2014 such as the Being Initiative \u2014 is essential to turn commitments into tangible impact.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>This week\u2019s UN High-Level Meeting is a milestone and an opportunity to drive lasting change for young people&#8217;s mental health worldwide.<\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"ql-button-block_4f0ac0d01a1f62cb6ed246fe21ee2c21\" class=\"acf-block ql-button button-left\"><a class=\"ql-button-link\" href=\"https:\/\/globalhealthnow.org\/2025-09\/young-people-and-un-high-level-meeting-ncds-and-mental-health-commitments-investment-and\" target=\"_blank\">Read the full piece<\/a><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For the first time, mental health is taking centre stage at a UN High-Level Meeting on the Prevention of Noncommunicable Diseases, which will take place on September 25, 2025, at the 80th UN General Assembly in New York. 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