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Category: Blogs

Published: November 7, 2024Blogs

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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Published: October 10, 2024Blogs

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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Published: June 6, 2024Blogs

5 Key Insights from the UNICEF & Karolinska Institutet Bold Ideas for Brighter Futures Conference

In this guest blog, Puspita Alwi, Youth Advisor and Co-Founder & Executive Director at Sehat Jiwa, Indonesia, shares five key insights from the Bold Ideas for Brighter Futures Conference, hosted...

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Published: April 17, 2024Blogs Media

The Lancet Webinar Recap and Guest Blog for United for Global Mental Health: “Why Local Insights are Vital for Funding Youth Mental Health Innovation”

On Monday, April 15, 2024, we teamed up with The Lancet Psychiatry, United for Global Mental Health and the Global Mental Health Action Network for a dynamic webinar on mental health Implementation Research! Being’s Youth Advisor,...

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Published: March 20, 2024Author: Aviwe FunaniBlogs

One Year of Collaboration and Advocacy for Improved Youth Mental Health

In this guest blog, Aviwe Funani, Senior Policy Officer at United for Global Mental Health reflects on one year of collaboration and advocacy for improved youth mental health. Youth mental...

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Published: October 19, 2023Blogs

Being at the World’s Largest Gathering for Adolescents

“We must center Youth leaders at the forefront of decision-making globally — the leadership of young people, especially those with lived experience of mental health challenges, is so important. In...

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