Episode 155: Mental Health is a Universal Human Right

Into the Fold: Issues in Mental Health

This episode is dropping on World Mental Health Day, October 10. World Mental Health Day 2023 is an opportunity for people and communities to unite behind the theme ‘Mental health is a universal human right.” From its inception the Hogg Foundation has been working to raise awareness and drive transformative actions that promote and protect mental health as a universal human right.

But what does it mean to see mental health as a basic human right? What specific obligations come with that? Joining us today to discuss this question is Anna Gray and Janet Paleo, both with Prosumers International, a grantee partner of the Hogg Foundation. At different times they have been on the board of the World Federation for Mental Health, a driving force behind World Mental Health Day.

Related links:

• Into the Fold Episode 121: Peer Leadership and Why it Matters
• Into the Fold Episode 77: Consumer Voice: Its Role in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
• Into the Fold Episode 88 Young Minds Matter
• How Peer Support Improves Community Mental Health
• Voices of Recovery: The Storytelling Showcase
• A Royal Visit
• More than a Conference: PeerFest