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A Global Framework for Youth Mental Health
Published: 27 May 2020
Mental health approaches
In 2019, the World Economic Forum made a commitment to prioritize mental health, identifying youth mental health and early intervention as important aspects of this. From this has emerged a partnership with mental health charity, Orygen, a result of which has been the development of a Global Youth Mental Health Framework.
Key characteristics
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Importance of local contextual factors
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