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W H A T W O R L D
THE UPDATE
BLUE PRINT GROUP
ON GLOBAL MENTAL HEALTH
News on global mental health advocacy, campaigning and messaging
learn more. The issue was repeatedly in the
The Countdown is on spotlight, including at a panel session, press
conference and event with Dixon Chibanda,
for Mental Health Founder of the Friendship Bench and
United for Global Mental Health
The Lancet launches its Countdown to Global Ambassador.
Mental Health mechanism.
There were long lines to get a seat at the
On 21st February, the Lancet announced its high-profile ‘Mental Health Matters‘
creation of the Countdown Global Mental plenary session, where leaders made it clear
Health mechanism, a monitoring and it’s #TimeToAct.
accountability mechanism that will
ultimately lead to the development of an The Duke of Cambridge movingly shared
index allowing for comparisons on mental his own emotional experiences as an air
health data between countries and across ambulance pilot, calling for more acceptance
time. of mental health at workplaces, as did
Bernard J. Tyson, CEO of Kaiser
The new mechanism will initially use the Permanente.
SDG timeframe as reference and will apply Mental health problems costs exceeded 4%
to all countries. The Countdown will help of GDP across EU28 countries HSBC CEO John Flint shared his vision of
the mental health community move beyond creating the “healthiest human system” in
measures that is currently used to the banking industry. He is already moving
understand progress in mental health such OECD developed its benchmarking to equip managers with mental health skills
as suicide rate, which is currently the only framework with more than 40 mental health and knowledge, enabling them to spot
indicator measured in the Sustainable experts from 19 countries including experts- warning signs and direct people to resources.
Development Goals. According to the by-experience, carer & family New Zealand’s Prime Minister Jacinda
Lancet, “given the huge disparities between representatives, civil society organisations, Ardern talked about how she had lost
and within countries, we expect the mental health workforce, trade union and friends to suicide and explained that her
Countdown to be a strong instrument for country representatives. The OECD is now government is prioritising mental health
accountability to decrease population-level identifying ways to measure mental health because it affects everyone. She vowed to do
disparities for mental health.” The for the individual, in terms of care provision, more and continue to make kindness a
Countdown will use countries, or states and across sectors and the life course, in terms of hallmark of her leadership, echoing the work
provinces in large federated countries for its leadership and innovation. The new of the Born This Way Foundation.
units of analysis. measurements will look at children’s and
The initiative has a number of primary young people’s mental health. The final
partners including Global Mental Health at report and benchmark is expected to be Wellcome funding
Harvard University, the World Health released in 2020 and used as a tool to deepen
Organisation, the Global Mental Health Peer understanding, drive improvement, and announcement
Network, the Lancet and United for Global identify excellence in mental health practice
Mental Health. in OECD countries. Speaking at a mental health press conference
in Davos, Dr Jeremy Farrar announced that
The Countdown will work with partners to In parallel, the OECD is establishing an Wellcome would commit £200 million of
collect and validate data and disseminate its ongoing Patient-Reported Indicators Survey funding to mental health. Wellcome’s new
findings. In addition, the Countdown will (PaRIS) initiative which will develop five-year programme will focus on young
publish reports in the Lancet every two years measurements on outcomes and experiences people and learning more about depression
that track national, regional and global reported by patients themselves, with mental and anxiety to improve treatments.
progress from 2020 to 2030. health being one of the inaugural
areas that measures will be
OECD introduces developed for.
benchmarking project Mental Health high
The OCED benchmarking mental health across
entire countries
on Davos agenda
Mental health was high on the
Continuing on the theme of measuring and
agenda at this years World Economic
data collection, the OECD shared its work on
Forum annual meeting in Davos,
benchmarking mental health performance
fuelling media coverage and many
across its 36 member countries with the Blue
visits to the Friendship Bench to
Print Group at its Geneva meeting. The
W H A T W O R L D
NEWS
The global campaign will launch at this
Planning begins for year’s World Health Assembly in Geneva in
May, bringing messages directly to health
FROM THE global campaign ministers. The campaign also has plans for
F A C I L I TAT O R global activities to take place during the UN
Global mental health campaigners convene to General Assembly in New York in
Measuring Mental create a new citizen-led campaign. September and around the world on World
Health Mental Health on 10 October – with
This January, lived experience advocates, national teams also due to organise their
This newsletter highlights a NGO representatives, creatives and own in-country activities.
range of activities now taking strategic partners from around the world
place to improve measurement met in Johannesburg, South Africa to co-
of progress on mental health. create a citizen-led campaign calling for
greater action on mental health
The discussions and information worldwide.
shared at the most recent Blue
Print Group meeting includes the The meeting brought together 80
issue of measurement. The participants from 15 countries, alongside
meeting also highlighted the key creatives and partners. Representatives
political processes and came from different regions and a range
opportunities to advance action of national income levels, making it a
on mental health across the very diverse gathering.
world. The group agreed to work
jointly on messaging and events “I think it’s an important event that is going to UHC Consultations to
in the run up to and at the World
Health Assembly, UNGA, the
set the ground on what collaboration for mental
health should look like and hopefully make as
Take Place in New
Dutch Summit and World Mental much impact as what we want it to.” – York
Health Day.
Victor Ugo, Nigeria
As always, we are keen to hear UN to hold multi-stakeholder consultations in
Equipped with nationally specific strategic the lead-up to the UNGA High-Level Event on
from you with news, up-dates,
partners and backed by collectively agreed UHC.
new reports, campaigns and
global themes and objectives participants
other relevant information you
gained confidence to take action at a The UN will hold a day of consultations in
would like to share with the
national and global level. April in preparation for its High-Level
Blue Print Group. Please email
event on UHC on the 23rd September at
us at the address below.
UNGA in New York.
In the meantime, we hope you
The consultation is part of the preparatory
enjoy this edition of the up-
process whereby the UNGA President is
date and please feel free to
mandated to organise the hearing with
send through comments and
support from the WHO and partners. The
suggestions for the next
hearing will involve senior-level
edition.
representatives from NGOs (in consultative
Thanks status), foundations, invited civil society,
parliamentarians, local government
Blue Print Group Facilitators representatives, private sector, medical
associations academics and UN entities.
Sarah Kline Two new funds for mental health were
sarah@unitedgmh.org announced (one to provide funding for The hearing is requested to ensure “the
national civil society groups planning to participation and voices of women,
Anna Watkins children, youth and indigenous
participate in the campaign and a second
anna@unitedgmh.org leadership.” The Permanent
fund for civil society groups who wish to
deliver more services on the ground). A Representatives of Hungary and Thailand
global team of communication specialists are leading the consultations on the political
came together to build a strategy, declaration to be adopted at the high-level
incorporating a number of exciting meeting in September. The President of the
activation ideas. Participants agreed roles, Assembly will provide a summary of the
partnerships, principles and a structure for 29th April consultation prior to the high-
how to collaborate going forward. level meeting.
Each country coalition will drive their own The meeting is seen by many as an
national campaigns, while uniting globally opportunity for the mental health
behind a shared vision. Groups will join community to present recommendations on
together in solidarity during global mental health and universal health
moments, which will be used to mobilise coverage. All groups interested in
societies to amplify and accelerate advocacy participating are encouraged to register
on mental health. before the 3rd March deadline.
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W H A T W O R L D
promote human rights and the
International Epilepsy recovery approach.
Day 2019 The WHO is looking for input from
NEW MEMBERS
mental health experts to help identify New members that have joined the
The world comes together to recognise epilepsy people-centred services that involve Blue Print Group since our last
on the 8th February. people with lived experience at all newsletter include;
levels of decision-making, respond to
Jimi Huyata, Hippolyte Manirakiza,
The second Monday in February is World people’s needs by promoting
Martin De Porres: Fracarita
Epilepsy Day. According to the WHO, autonomy and operate without
International
more than 50 million people have the coercion.
condition and three quarters of those Ben Miller: Wellbeing Trust
The initiative have put together a
affected in low- and middle-income Ginger Smith-Swintosky: Johnson &
questionnaire which also includes the
countries do not get treated. Johnson
opportunity to put forward up to five
The WHO helped raise awareness of local mental health services to be Ingrid Daniels: World Federation for
epilepsy on the 8th February as part of its considered for inclusion in the Mental Health
work tackling the disease. The WHO has guidance document. The first phase of
Shane Green: Grand Challenges
identified three epilepsy focus areas the consultation involves the Western
Canada
including: supporting health workers to Pacific Region and closes on the 22nd
diagnose epilepsy; the availability of March 2019 and the overall Gaia Montauti d’Harcourt & Sara
medicines; and research into the health consultation of all countries will close Pedersini: d’Harcourt Foundation
and social care response to the condition. on the 30th June 2019.
Michael Feigelson, Patrin Watanatada,
Elvira Thissen: Bernard Van Leer
For more information please see https://
www.epilepsy.org/ Blue Print Group Foundation
holds 3rd Meeting Seema Uplekar: International Alliance
of Women
Dr Elizabeth Carll: International
Good Practice to The 3rd meeting of the Blue Print Group
tool place in Geneva on the 11th February. Member Council of Women
Ensure Rights Hosted by the World Health
Kelly O’Donnell and Michelle Lewis
O’Donnell: MemberCare
Organisation, the meeting took place in
The WHO is working to develop a good a room high on the hill over looking Pieter Ventevogel: UNHCR
practice guidance document for mental health Lake Leman. Over 70 mental health
and rights. specialists convened to share
information and up-dates, strategise
People affected by mental health often and plan for events in 2019. and Global Mental Health Summit
experience severe restrictions to their
scheduled for October in the Netherlands.
human rights. The WHO QualityRights The WHO’s new head of Mental Health CSO campaigners gave an update on the
initiative aims to improve the access to and substance abuse, Devora Kestel, new campaign in development (see story
quality mental health services globally provided an overview of the current and above) for launch at WHA.
and promote the rights of people with planned work of the organisation.
mental health conditions. Representatives from the OCED, the In the afternoon working groups tackled
Alliance of Champion for Mental Health how to accelerate action on the ground;
The WHO is looking to develop a good and Well-Being, a number of other the latest initiatives in combatting stigma;
practice guidance document to provide governments and institutions provided the follow up to Davos and work among
information and toolkit on community updates on the recent events at Davos and the private sector; and humanitarian
based mental health services and the the forthcoming World Health Assembly initiatives this year. A group of
communications experts discussed key
moments for joint action and the
appropriate messaging.The group
concluded it would work together to raise
the political profile of mental health and
to encourage greater financial
commitments at the World Health
Assembly, UN General Assembly, World
Mental Health Day and the Dutch
Summit. In addition some of the group
will collaborate on action in the run up to,
and at, the International Conference of the
Red Cross and Red Crescent that takes
place in December 2019 and will likely
include agreement of the first movement
wide mental health policy.
See the notes from the last meeting here.
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W H A T W O R L D
B L U E P R I N T G R O U P I N F O R M AT I O N
The Survey Blue Print Group Links Referred to in
At the last face-to-face Blue Print Group Resources Articles:
(BGP) meeting we agreed to put together
a Survey Monkey for the group to assess Blue Print Group Google Drive: WHO Quality Rights:
the utility of the meetings of the group, https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/ https://www.who.int/mental_health/
gather suggestions and comments on how 13YNt-IwRl2n9TtOlpNuOHqml4l8itqik? policy/quality_rights/en/
to make the meetings (in-person and on
the calls) as useful as possible for the The BGP Google Drive contains the Grid Lancet Countdown:
group. The survey will be sent out in early calendar, meeting documents and https://www.thelancet.com/journals/
March for completion by the end of the presentations; background information; lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(19)30424-6/
month. If you have any suggestions for and articles and reports shared by fulltext
some of the questions for the survey, members.
UHC Consultations:
please send them through to Anna
Initial proposals for 2019 Policy, Advocacy https://www.uhc2030.org/news-events/
(anna@unitedgmh.org) and keep an eye
and Financing Priorities and Activities uhc2030-news/un-high-level-meeting-on-
out in your inbox (or spam folder) for the
(here). Also the Funding Goals and Policy uhc-uhc2030-supports-multi-stakeholder-
link to the survey.
Targets for Global Mental Health. engagement-531665/
Please see the slides from the last meeting OECD PaRIS
Forthcoming here, which includes the WHO and OECD http://www.oecd.org/health/paris.htm
presentations, as well as key dates for
Global Mental Health Campaign Meeting
Meetings 2019.
https://unitedgmh.org/index.php/
If you, or a colleague would like to be 2019/02/18/nationally-driven-globally-
4th Meeting: The 4th meeting of the Blue included in the google group and receive united-campaign-takes-shape-in-
Print Group will take place in New York updates from the Blue Print Group then johannesburg/
City, kindly hosted by Thrive NYC. The please email anna@unitedgmh.org
dates are still being decided after the BPG International Epilepsy Day
in Geneva agreed a date in late April or https://www.epilepsy.org/
early May was the best timing.
CALENDAR
March World Bank/IMF Spring Meetings World Health Assembly
International Women’s Day 12th - 14th April 20th - 28th May
8th March Washington DC, USA Geneva, Switzerland
Global
UNGA Multi-stakeholder Hearing for High- June
63rd UN Commission on the Status of
Level Meeting on UHC
Women G20 Finance and Health Ministers joint
29th April
11th to 22nd March meeting on health finance
New York, USA
New York, USA June 28th
May Osaka, Japan
April
G7 Gender Equality Ministerial September
World Autism Day
2nd April 9th & 10th May UNGA
Global Paris, France
September 17th-30th
G7 Health Ministerial
World Health Day New York, USA
16th & 17th May
7th April
Paris, France
Global
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