Through Youth and Lived Experience advisors Hrushitaa Murali and Cecilia Ashaley Fofo, alongside partners from Grand Challenges Canada (Melani O’Leary and Sireesha Bobbili), the Science for Africa Foundation (Byron Bitanihirwe), and United for Global Mental Health (Sarah Kline, Aviwe Funani, and Antonis Kousoulis), The Being Initiative has co-authored a powerful Comment for The Lancet Psychiatry Commission on Youth Mental Health. This piece highlights the essential need for meaningful youth engagement.
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 need to enhance youth mental health and push for actionable solutions.
