Close to 40 Countries.
Over 100 Representatives.
1 Voice.
GLOBAL MENTAL HEALTH PEER NETWORK
GMHPN is an organisation that values the voices and experiences of people with lived experience of mental health conditions and whose platform creates a safe communication environment for individuals to share their experiences, opinions and recommendations on mental health. It provides for a global network of peer led leadership and advancement in individual's advocacy journey and/or career path. It embodies ideals of empowerment, enablement and development from local advocacy effort towards global advocacy efforts in changing the status quo of mental health around the world. It advocates for the meaningful and authentic inclusion and participation of persons with lived experience in all matters related to mental health, by which they are directly affected.
GMHPN is exclusively and completely represented by persons living with mental health conditions, whose expertise is invaluable. Collectively, and across 6 world regions, our organisation and its members works towards the common goal of uniting perspectives and recommendations from our members. Our expertise bring about practical recommendations which derive from our own lived experiences in mental health. We aim to improve mental health and human rights literacy, transform policies and practices, and with the main objective of destigmatise mental health and reduce discrimination against persons living with mental health conditions.
GMHPN fills the gap that exists in global mental health reform, policy and practice, in that its members provide the most honest and forthcoming opinions and recommendations on themes trending across the world as far as mental health is concerned. People with lived experience are experts by their own right stemming from their personal journeys in navigating mental health systems, care and treatment towards recovery. GMHPN is the only global organisation that truly reflects a global lived experience movement.
GMHPN is exclusively and completely represented by persons living with mental health conditions, whose expertise is invaluable. Collectively, and across 6 world regions, our organisation and its members works towards the common goal of uniting perspectives and recommendations from our members. Our expertise bring about practical recommendations which derive from our own lived experiences in mental health. We aim to improve mental health and human rights literacy, transform policies and practices, and with the main objective of destigmatise mental health and reduce discrimination against persons living with mental health conditions.
GMHPN fills the gap that exists in global mental health reform, policy and practice, in that its members provide the most honest and forthcoming opinions and recommendations on themes trending across the world as far as mental health is concerned. People with lived experience are experts by their own right stemming from their personal journeys in navigating mental health systems, care and treatment towards recovery. GMHPN is the only global organisation that truly reflects a global lived experience movement.
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GMHPN PLEDGE ...
"We commit to respect and embrace the diversity among our fellow peers. Throughout our interactions and engagement with each other, we will at all times be mindful of our differences when we act and react, and how we communicate verbally and non-verbally. Our differences come in many forms, from the communities where we live, learn and work; the language/s we speak; the culture that we grew up with and live by; to the religion or spirituality that we practice. These differences makes us unique individuals whose diversity we will celebrate, teach to and learn from our fellow peers."
"We commit to respect and embrace the diversity among our fellow peers. Throughout our interactions and engagement with each other, we will at all times be mindful of our differences when we act and react, and how we communicate verbally and non-verbally. Our differences come in many forms, from the communities where we live, learn and work; the language/s we speak; the culture that we grew up with and live by; to the religion or spirituality that we practice. These differences makes us unique individuals whose diversity we will celebrate, teach to and learn from our fellow peers."
COLLABORATION IS KEY
We believe that collaborating with stakeholders is key to affecting change.
EXPERT BY EXPERIENCE
We believe that the views, opinions, and experiences of persons with lived experience should guide change within the Global Mental Health sector.
COUNTRIES
Australia | Botswana | Brazil | Belgium | Cameroon | Canada | China | Denmark | Ethiopia | France | Germany | Ghana | Hong Kong | India | Ireland | Israel | Indonesia | Kenya | Lebanon | Malawi | Namibia | New Zealand | Nigeria | Papua New Guinea | Poland | Portugal | Romania | Singapore | South Africa | South Sudan | Tanzania | Togo | Trinidad and Tobago | Uganda | United Kingdom | United States of America | Zambia | Zimbabwe
GET INVOLVED
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MEMBERSHIP Join our global mental health community striving to decrease stigma and improve mental health care and services across the world.
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COUNTRY LEADERSHIP COMMITTEECollaborate with other leaders in Global Mental Health to improve the state of mental health services, care, and research worldwide.
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DONATESupport our work and ensure the sustainability of the Global Mental Health Peer Network through a meaningful donation.
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The Global Mental Health Peer Network is kindly supported by the Foundation to Promote Open Society (FPOS) |
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