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COVID-19 and Mental Health: lessons learnt from the COVID-19 pandemic – making the case for UHC

YLH hosted its second webinar on 23.07.2020 discussing COVID-19 and Mental Health: lessons learnt & making the case for UHC. Find out more.

‘One Size Does Not Fit All’: Cross Country Overview of the Mental Health Response to COVID-19

While the COVID-19 pandemic is a physical health crisis, to begin with, it has the potential to become a major mental health crisis.

COVID -19 and Mental Health: Psychosocial Considerations for Vulnerable Populations

On 9.7.'20 YLH hosted its first webinar on COVID-19 & Mental Health: Psychosocial Considerations for Vulnerable Populations Read the report

Inequalities are Killing Black Americans in the United States

Systematic racism, in the United States and many other countries across the world, is deeply ingrained.

Unlike humans, the virus doesn’t discriminate: nobody is protected until everybody is.

It will be of strategic importance to prioritize and safeguard the mental health and well-being of vulnerable populations across the globe.

YLH Webinar Series: COVID-19 & Mental Health - Impacts, Lessons and Opportunities

Exciting news: Young Leaders for Health is launching its first webinar series, focusing on COVID-19 & Mental Health. Register for free.

Everybody Goes Through Something: Talk About It

The stigma surrounding mental health will only be shattered when we normalize the discussion of these issues.

Migration and Mental Health: a Discussion

Access to high quality healthcare should not be a matter of legal residence status, but of human rights.

User Acceptance and eHealth – a Challenge

Recent studies on the effectiveness of digital Mental Health applications have shown that further investigation on user attitudes is needed.

The Lack of Mental Health Care on College Campuses

The lack of mental health care on college campuses. Students’ wellbeing should always be a university’s number one priority.

How is culture relevant to digital mental health?

Looking ahead, it is crucial that the pioneers of new digital mental health technologies design culturally-specific technologies.

Let's talk about mental health stigma

At Young Leaders for Health, one of our greater objectives is to encourage future global health leaders to use an interdisciplinary, inte...

Key Long-Term Challenges in Global Health

Young Leaders for Health has identified ten key long-term challenges in global health.

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