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Mental health is a worthwhile goal for United Nations Sustainable Development Agenda

August 26, 2014 By Kathryn Leave a Comment

The post-2015 development goals will, as we know, set out the world’s development agenda for the foreseeable future—in the same way that the Millennium Development Goals provided a frameworkContinue Reading

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Young and Vulnerable: The biggest tragedy regarding youth mental illness is collective inaction

August 19, 2014 By Kathryn 2 Comments

This year, United Nations International Youth Day (IYD), on August 12, has been designated to celebrate the importance of youth mental health with the slogan ‘Mental Health Matters’. This isContinue Reading

Filed Under: Children, Depression, Events, Health, iFred, International, Jagannath Lamichhane, Mental Health, Movement for Global Mental Health, Research, Suicide and Grief, Uncategorized, Youth Tagged With: end stigma, global mental health, health, hope, hope is teachable, hopelessness, iFred, international depression blog, Jagannath Lamichhane, movement for global mental health, schools for hope, suicide prevention, teach hope, world health organization, youth

The Path to Happiness is Sound Mental Health

August 5, 2014 By Kathryn Leave a Comment

In July 2011 the UN General Assembly passed a historic resolution: It invited member countries to measure the happiness of their people and to use this to help guide theirContinue Reading

Filed Under: Health, iFred, Inspiration, International, Mental Health, Movement for Global Mental Health, Research, Youth Tagged With: depression advocacy, happiness, health, hope, hope is teachable, hopelessness, international depression blog, Jagannath Lamichhane, mental health, movement for global mental health, suicide prevention, teach hope

The Concept of “Mental (In)capacity” can never be a basis to deprive people with psychosocial disabilities and mental health problems of “legal capacity”

May 5, 2014 By Kathryn 1 Comment

by Jagannath Lamichhane Last week, I came across a Facebook post of a dear friend, which moved me to tears. Gabor Gombos, a former United Nations member of the CommitteeContinue Reading

Filed Under: Depression, iFred, International, Jagannath Lamichhane, Movement for Global Mental Health Tagged With: depression advocacy, eradicate stigma, hope, hope is teachable, hopelessness, iFred blog, international depression blog, International Foundation for Research and Education on Depression, Jagannath Lamichane, Shine a Light on Depression, suicide prevention, teach hope

Why the Global Movement for Mental Health? Time to Join.

April 17, 2014 By Kathryn Leave a Comment

Countries in crisis are a breeding ground for ill health. The social, political and economic conditions harbored by crises – from Tsunamis and earthquakes to conflicts – make countries ripeContinue Reading

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Global Mental Health: Medical versus Social Approaches to Treatment and Social Change

March 18, 2014 By Cassie Leave a Comment

It has been just six years since the Movement for Global Mental Health took off on October 8, 2008. In that time, the Movement has sought to create a platformContinue Reading

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