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Check out what SAMHSA is doing for Mental Health Awareness Month and share our materials, ... National Tribal Behavioral Health Agenda. Historical and Current Contexts; American Indian & Alaska Native Cultural Wisdom Declaration; ... (PDF | 98 KB) to support a friend or loved one by providing them with access to services for mental health or ...

efforts in placing mental health high up on the agenda both globally and within WHO. Dr Swaminathan welcomed the newly appointed incoming Director, Dévora Kestel , who will be joining headquarters after leading the Mental Health and Substance Abuse Unit at the Pan American Health Organization and WHO Regional Offices of the Americas.

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and establish a ‘mental health in all policies’ approach across government Improving the nation’s mental health cannot be achieved through a focus on health services alone and requires action across government departments. People with mental health problems face numerous injustices and disadvantages in life:

National AA and NHPI Mental Health Summit. Panels and facilitated discussions focused on key topics that impact mental health, including: anti-Asian hate, 988 suicide prevention and crisis line and engagement of AA and NHPI communities, language access, integrated care, and workforce issues. Impact: The Summit highlighted factors that impact the

As the world prepares for the 4th UN High-Level Meeting on non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and Mental Health in September 2025, UNICEF and partners call on member states to place children and young people at the heart of the NCD and mental health global agendas.Around the world, NCDs and poor mental health are causing immense suffering among children and young people. They hamper the healthy ...

A much more ambitious, cross-government approach to mental health is also required. Towards Equality for Mental Health makes a number of practical recommendations to develop this cross-governmental approach, based around five key areas: promoting good mental health and prevention; tackling inequalities in mental health; the NHS and support at ...

working to make the President’s vision a reality through the Federal Action Agenda on Mental Health. Today recovery from mental illnesses and co-occurring substance use disorders is no longer the ... with a vision of hope and equality that emerged from a campaign promise by then candidate George W. Bush.

Promoting race equality in mental health services and closing the gap in the access, experience and outcomes between different ethnic groups. Using the forthcoming Spending Review to provide urgently needed investment in new staff and estates fit for the 21st century.

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societies that espouse mental health equity and equality. The resonance between the causes that ... the mental health agenda to include calls for human rights and the pursuit of social jus-

for mental health, sets the expectation that all systems need to reduce mental health inequalities by 2023/24. A summary of some of the most pervasive mental health inequalities in England are provided in Annex 1 of the strategy. These include age, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender, disability, and deprivation.

In October 2008, the Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA), P.L. 110-343, was signed into law. MHPAEA requires group health plans and health insurance issuers that provide mental health and/or substance use disorder (MH/SUD) benefits to provide coverage that is

For all the talk of reducing stigma, the main focus of debate is currently access to treatment. When Alistair Campbell, Ruby Wax and Joanna Lumley signed a 10 point plan for Equality for Mental Health, seven points related to treatment and health; two to police and prisons; and only one to equal life chances.

Introduction, purpose and use of the guidance explores key mental health policy considerations, addressing challenges and the urgent need for reform to tackle social and structural determinants. It emphasizes the need to align with international human rights frameworks, highlighting essential factors and proposing new directions for equitable ...

mental health equality to monitor changes in mental health equality over time, and identify where improvements need to be made. These indicators will be made publicly available by the end of 2020/21. NHSE/I has said financial incentives will also be used, where possible and appropriate, to encourage improvements.

mental health and resilience can prevent mental health problems developing. It can also help people identify when they need support early on. Seventy-five per cent of mental health conditions in adults start before the age of 24,5 so it is essential to have a strong focus on work with children and young people to prevent future mental health ...

Term Plan), widespread adoption of mental health support in workplaces, maternal mental health provision, liaison and diversion services, planned reform of the Mental Health Act, and importantly in the pursuit of mental health equality. The Centre is clear about its unique value within the sector. Our approach has three key principles:

Throughout my career leading large urban mental health systems, I recognized that health disparities limited treatment options based on race and ethnicity. Leading up to my 2018 American Psychiatric Association (APA) presidency, it became clear that achieving the goal of mental health equity would require specific actions at a national level by ...