In April 2020, as our small way of contributing towards flattening the curve; of not only COVID-19 but also Mental Health, we held two webinars over WhatsApp, focused on promoting mental health in these difficult times. In the first session,...
It is a cold morning in April. The radio plays a dirge, and the sound carries woefully through the neighbourhood. I am in Rwinkwavu, Kayonza, a district in the Southern province of Rwanda, in a beautiful little house ensconced in...
The Empathy & Hope Project, a mental health awareness and advocacy initiative, is a powerful art exhibition in South Africa, created and curated by Chantelle Booysen, one of the Young Leaders for the Lancet Commission on Global Mental Health. The...
The BeGOOD project at the University of Oxford, led by Prof. Ilina Singh, seeks to integrate young people’s perspectives to help guide research and policy that affects them. Recently, alongside our Young People’s Advisory Group and game developers Preloaded,...
In 2018, the BeGOOD project, in conjunction with NCD Child, convened a global network of Young Leaders to form a Youth Campaign for the Lancet Commission on Global Mental Health. In the intervening time, the team has driven forward both...
In December 2019, BeGOOD's Principal Investigator Prof Ilina Singh was invited to the Universidade Federal de São Carlos to participate in the CAPES Escola de Altos Estudos' seminar on 'Children and Adolescents at Risk: Ethical Dimensions, Intervention and Scientific Innovation.' Her...
In December 2019, BeGOOD post-doc Dr Gabriela Pavarini led a course 'Moralidade e emoções' (Morality and Emotions) for post-graduate students at the Universidade Federal de São Carlos. Here, one of the students, Ramon Marin, gives a brief account of the...
On October 11th this year, #mymindourhumanity campaign was in Alupe University College, Busia, Kenya for Mental Health-Unveiling the mask event. The theme for this Year’s WORLD MENTAL HEALTH DAY was SUICIDE PREVENTION. The event was spearheaded by Damian, a Young...
This week saw the annual meeting of the International Neuroethics Society (INS) in Chicago, and researchers from BeGOOD, and the wider NEUROSEC team, were well-represented among those present. As Program Committee co-chair, Professor Ilina Singh welcomed the attendees from across...
Today, to mark World Mental Health Day, the 'My Mind Our Humanity' campaign, in collaboration with the Caribbean Congress on Adolescent and Youth Health, are launching an online music festival to promote trust and connection through music. All young people...
