Leaders and experts at mental health organisations worldwide have reacted to the recent launch of IAMHRF’s report, Mental Health Research Funding: A Decade of Growth, Inequity, and What Happens Next.
Research funders, NGOs, academia and international organisations have emphasized key messages of the global analysis, particularly the underinvestment in youth mental health and in research based in low- and middle-income countries, as well as the importance of developing a research funding monitor for the mental health sector.
Below are some examples shared in our LinkedIn campaign.
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