Our Focused Initiatives
Countdown Global Mental HealthCountdown Global Mental Health 2030 (Countdown GMH) is a consortium, with partners: WHO, Global Mental Health @Harvard, The Lancet, Global Mental Health Peer Network, UNICEF and UGMH. The vision for Countdown GMH is to provide the first independent, multi-stakeholder monitoring and accountability mechanism for global mental health within the framework of Sustainable Development Goals.
Countdown GMH is intended for use by a wide range of stakeholders to inform action: action to campaign, to advocate, to communicate and to change policy and practice so that everyone, everywhere is able to exercise their right to the highest attainable level of mental health. |
GMHPN in partnership with Stellenbosch University, developed a survey intended to provide an annual summary of the experiences and perspectives of the three categories of people within the mental health sector:
The summary aims to increase awareness and understanding of the issues most impacting on the lives of PWLE; to compare actual experiences at grassroots level to the progress reported by countries; and to inform better policy and practice on mental health.
Categories of information that will be covered will be based on tracking national and local progress in line with the WHO Comprehensive Mental Health Action Plan goals and targets. You can access the Plan if you want to read it at: https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/9789240031029
Areas to be tracked are in our survey, include:
- 1) People with Lived Experience (PWLE) of mental health conditions
- 2) Family/Carers of PWLE
- 3) Mental Health Professionals
The summary aims to increase awareness and understanding of the issues most impacting on the lives of PWLE; to compare actual experiences at grassroots level to the progress reported by countries; and to inform better policy and practice on mental health.
Categories of information that will be covered will be based on tracking national and local progress in line with the WHO Comprehensive Mental Health Action Plan goals and targets. You can access the Plan if you want to read it at: https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/9789240031029
Areas to be tracked are in our survey, include:
- Service availability and service quality, particularly at community level and including both urban and rural areas.
- Feedback on access to service and support.
- Progress to reduce stigma and discrimination in metal health.
- Qualitative feedback on policy recommendations and advocacy messages.