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Multi stakeholders hearing on the prevention and control of noncommunicable diseases (NCD) and the promotion of mental health and well-being
United Nations
Lived experience movements in mental health.
What are the consumer, survivor, ex-patient and inmate, and Mad movement aims, goals and outcomes?
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World Health Organisation Mental Health Gap Annual Forum 2018, Geneva, Switzerland
“The UN and WHO, have a responsibility, a collective responsibility to recruit lived experience or experts by experience practitioners at high levels within their organisations to undertake global strategic analysis and engage the various national user and carer networks around the world, and that will assist in the previous point which will bring lived experience voice and our lived experience discipline voice to a truly interdisciplinary perspective in mental health, thank you.” - Matthew
Launch Event - WHO Framework for Meaningful Engagement
The WHO Framework for Meaningful Engagement of People Living with NCDs and Mental Health and Neurological Conditions is a WHO technical product designed to provide practical guidance, norms, and standards to support WHO and Member States advancing, co-creating, and enhancing policies, programmes, and services through the meaningful engagement of individuals with lived experience of these health conditions.
The launch was led by individuals with lived experience who have contributed to the co-creation process to share their insights, experiences and expertise.
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Intention to action series: people power. Perspectives from individuals with lived experience of noncommunicable diseases, mental health conditions and neurological conditions
Six case studies from 12 individuals with lived experience of diverse health conditions. These case studies explore the topics of power dynamics and power reorientation towards individuals with lived experience.
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Guidance on community mental health services: Promoting person-centred and rights-based approaches
The WHO Guidance on community mental health services: Promoting person-centred and rights-based approaches document is part of the WHO Guidance and technical packages on community mental health services set of publications. It provides a detailed description of person-centred and human rights-based approaches in mental health, and summary examples of good practice services around the world.
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National Mental Health Advocate 2020 - Mental Health Foundation Australia
I feel super humbled and privileged to have accepted the National Mental Health Advocate Award 2020 on World Mental Health Day introduced by Minister Alan Tudge MP. As a person with lived experience and service use in mental health I thought it was essential in accepting my award to call out mental health as a social justice issue. The acceptance speech attends to many of the advocacy issues I address in my work. See Award
