Lived Experiences of GenMH

Discover how Ma Bata Hami is creating a decolonial, girl-led space in Nepal that empowers Indigenous girls through mental health, leadership and community.

If the systems and realities that surround us are not only extremely unsupportive, but even violent and destructive, isn’t getting sick an indication of the health of our humanity?

Community-based mental health is not merely the decentralization of clinical services. It is a different way of understanding where knowledge, healing and mental-health solutions come from.

Activist Kinza Jamal on how caste, Islamophobia and gender-based violence shape mental health in India, and why community-led care must lead.

An inside look at the gaps between lived experience and mental health research in North Africa, and how community‑driven, localized pathways can bridge them.

Exploring how nature, peer connection and culture can reshape youth mental health beyond traditional mindfulness practices.

To understand dementia and ageing fairly, research must begin with inclusion; starting where trust lives and under-served communities already feel safe.

On 30th September 2024, Generation Mental Health hosted a powerful webinar on suicide awareness and prevention, bringing together twenty participants with unique perspectives on mental health. The session, though intimate, resonated deeply, offering participants a space to discuss the critical role of media in shaping public perception of suicide, and how narratives of hope and recovery can drive change.

Sally Littlefield made the decision to come out at work fairly spontaneously. Through a presentation, she did this on her own terms. Read on to learn how her office reacted to the disclosure.