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We at aves Mental Health (Global Mental Health Peer Network) are proud to launch our Position Statement on Integrating Peer Support into Mental Health Reforms.

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#G20 #MentalHealth #PeerSupport #MentalHealthReform #WMHD2025 #GMHPN_Speakout #G20Summit

31 days to go!🎉

The countdown has begun for the 7th Global Mental Health Summit in Cape Town, South Africa, which will bring together leaders with lived experience, researchers and advocates from around the world🌍✨

#GMHSummit2025 #LivedExperienceLeadership #MentalHealthEquity #CountdownToTheSummit

Telehealth is a pillar of mental health care, and we measure its impact by care outcomes, not tech metrics.

It’s about secure, reliable systems that reach the underserved

communities.

What would make a digital mental health service feel trustworthy to you?

#MentalHealthCare #InclusiveInnovation

World Mental Health Day 🌍

This year’s theme: “Access to Services: Mental Health in Catastrophes and Emergencies.”

GMHPN stands with all affected by crises and calls for fair, compassionate mental health care for all. It’s not a luxury; it’s a lifeline.

#WorldMentalHealthDay #GMHPN_Speakout

Communities can help close the mental health workforce gap by training peers, empowering non-clinical supporters, and valuing lived experience to deliver quality care.

What other roles can communities play in shaping the future of mental health care?

#MentalHealthWorkforce #ClosetheWorkforceGap

Community-based programmes, peer support, and safe conversations about suicide reduce the risk of suicide
#suicideprevention #communitybasedinterventions

When nations invest in mental health, communities thrive, workplaces flourish, and economies grow stronger.

Mental health funding cannot wait if we want strong economies.

Are governments underestimating the economic power of mental health investment?

#MentalHealthMatters #MentalHealthInvestment

Long-term institutionalization and involuntary admissions remain widespread worldwide. Community-based & community-led care is not just reform; it is a human right.

What is the single most urgent change needed to move from institutions to communities?

#MentalHealthReform #SystemChange

Digital technology offers ample opportunity to expand the reach and accessibility of lived/living experience practitioners
#digitalmentalhealth #bridgingthegap

Supporting those who support others is not a courtesy but a responsibility.

# strength-basedsupervision

The words of aves Mental Health representatives pave the way for our upcoming position statement on 'Integrating Peer Support into Mental Health System Reforms'.

Look out for the release of the statement next week.

#MentalHealthReform
#PowerOfPeerSupport
#LivedExperienceLeadership
#G20Summit

This is not about sanitizing personal journeys but about equipping practitioners with tools to influence systems effectively, with integrity and fidelity to their role.
#cocreation #livedexperienceauthenticity #recoveryorientedpractices

Our September 2025 newsletter is out. Use the link below to access it.

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Policies shape the future of mental health systems, and it’s time they reflect the voices of those who have lived it. Policies without our input risk repeating the same mistakes.

#mentalhealthpolicy #livedexperiencevoices #embeddingexpertsyexperience

Lived experience is a recognized career path that strengthens recovery-oriented and person-centered systems.
#expertsbyexperience #livedexperiencerecognition

The words of aves Mental Health representatives pave the way for our upcoming position statement on 'Integrating Peer Support into Mental Health System Reforms'.

#PowerOfPeerSupport #LivedExperienceLeadership #GlobalMentalHealth #G20Summit #MentalHealthAction #GMHPN_speakout #avesMentalHealth

Meaningful engagement must include the principles of engagement. Without these, participation risks becoming a performance rather than a pathway to transformation.

# principlesofmeaningfulengagement #livedexperience #meaningfulengagement

When lived experience experts are involved as equal partners, the solutions are not only innovative but also impactful since they are designed for real-world contexts.

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#meaningfulengagement #livedexperience

Mental health conditions rarely appear overnight. They develop gradually, often without anyone noticing. Let’s make check-ins a regular part of our culture, not just something we do in a crisis.

#mentalhealthcontinuum #mentalwellbeing

The words of aves Mental Health representatives pave the way for our upcoming position statement on Integrating Peer Support into Mental Health System Reforms

#MentalHealthReform #PowerOfPeerSupport #LivedExperienceLeadership #GlobalMentalHealth #G20Summit #GMHPN_speakout #avesMentalHealth

Caring for carers is not optional; it is essential to safe, compassionate, and sustainable care systems.
#SupportFemalePhysicians #WorkplaceMentalHealth

Investing in peer support and community-based care, and using stepped-care models, supports professionals to utilize their full potential

Is your organisation meaningfully engaging people with lived experience, or is it unintentionally falling into tokenism?

📩 Contact us to find out how we can help your organisation move from intention to impact.

The power of peer support! Look out for the upcoming position statement ahead of G20 Summit titled: “Integrating Peer Support into Mental Health Reforms.”

#MentalHealthReform #PowerOfPeerSupport #LivedExperienceLeadership #GlobalMentalHealth #G20Summit #MentalHealthAction

In mental health, that could mean denying flexible hours for someone with anxiety or not offering a quiet workspace.

Ask your leaders and employers: What reasonable accommodations exist for mental health in our spaces?

If the answer is “none,” it’s time to demand change.

We must advocate for school mental health policies that provide accommodations such as flexible deadlines, exam adjustments, and access to psychosocial support. Education must be learner-oriented not force the learner to fit the system.

he future of care is not in institutions but in communities. Article 19 of the CRPD demands systems that support independent living: housing, personal assistance, and community connections. It is time to shift resources to models that uphold rights and dignity.

#CRPD #Inclusion #CommunitySupport

An inclusive workplace is not optional: it is a human right.

How can we ensure people with mental health conditions can both work and live with dignity?

#RightToWork #CRPD #WorkplaceEquity #EndStigma

Lived experience transforms research. When people with lived expertise shape the questions, methods, and outcomes, studies stop being abstract data and start reflecting real-world needs.
#LivedExperienceExperts #SystemsChange #MeaningfulEngagement

In mental health, this could mean having a peer supporter in medical appointments or creating advance directives for treatment preferences.
#NothingAboutUsWithoutUs #DignityAndChoice #AutonomyIsARight