Young People Will Transform Global Mental Health: A call to prioritize global action on mental health for young people On the 23rd of May 2019 the Young Leaders for the Lancet Commission on Global Mental Health and Sustainable Development, in collaboration with the Mental Health Innovation Network, published a Policy Brief outlining key recommendations to… Read more »
Posts tagged: Involvement
Representing My Mind Our Humanity in Portugal
On 24 January 2019 Claudia represented the young leaders group of the Lancet Commission on Global Mental Health at the launch event of its Report in Lisbon, Portugal. She shares her experience below. “It was a truly amazing experience. I met people from all walks of life and found that we all have one… Read more »
BeGOOD’s journey to the Global Mental Health Summit
Back in 2000, I was finishing up my PhD and wondering what to do next. Not unusually, I was a bit panicked. Would I get a job? Would I get funding? How should I follow up my PhD research? Actually that last question was easy: for my PhD I had investigated the social and moral… Read more »
Involving the Child in Health Care Decisions – It is Time for the Customary Implementation of a Collaborative Decision-Making Process
Research suggests, that in medical practice children have a minimal role in major treatment decisions regarding their health care. In particular, an investigation conducted by Coyne (2008) found that the ‘views of children are rarely sought nor acknowledged’. This conflicts with the well-established United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, that states children… Read more »
The importance of young people’s views in ethics and politics
By YPAG member Abigail Miller Ethics and politics are topics that effect the younger generation as well as the current generation. However, the younger generation has very little say in what’s currently happening; it’s important that that changes so we are able to have more say in the decisions that will impact us. Some people… Read more »