FAMILY & COMMUNITY

...working in mental health is challenging,

but highly rewarding.

We work to identify what services

are lacking. Building capacity at community levels to provide best in class solutions is what we strive to do."

— Nitika (Rewari) Chunilall, Mental Health Commission of Canada

MENTAL HEALTH affects >600 million people worldwide and most countries spend less than 2% of government funds in treatment and prevention but lose anywhere between $16million to $2billion a year since 2017.

Mental disorders frequently lead individuals and families into poverty. Homelessness and inappropriate incarceration is far more common for people with mental disorders than for the general population, and exacerbate their marginalization and vulnerability. This annual Mental Health Impact Design Sprint will focus on crowdsourcing relevant and applicable solutions to life applicability areas,we call; ‘tracks’.

Explore the tracks below and help someone live a more hopeful life NOW!

EDUCATION & Learning

Does your idea/solution aid in the education or training of behavioral health literacy?

FAMILY & COMMUNITY

Does your idea/solution unite communities and address social stigmas aginst mental health?

Physiology & THERAPY

Does your idea/solution highlight the correlations of physiology to psycological treament?

LifE Purpose Design

Does your idea/solution better enable personal and professional life design/goals?

EMPLOYMENT CARE

Does your idea/solution enhance employee mental health and wellbeing initiatives?

FINANCE & WEALTH

Does your idea/solution aid in personal financial management, or alleviate stress and anxiety?

unlimited

Solving teams from >45 countries, ages

18 to 35 working together to address challenges & potential solutions affecting

6 life tracks

open INNOVATION

Aug 28-30, 2020 "Inspiration Weekend" welcomed over 35 global expert perspectives, sharing insights about possibities in improving mental health

PEER PROOFED

This impact design format has been built to capacitate the widest range of applicable perspectives from youth leader, field professionals & investment experts

IMPacT DESIGN

As mental affects many global & local impact parameters, this impact design format is guided by experienced value designers from multiple industries & sectors

THANKING OUR INSPIRING CONTRIBUTORS

George Pullen

Senior Economist

Professor and Speaker

2020

Joanna Staniszewka

Founder, Partner & CEO

MEDIA
PARTNER

"Choose conscious communication that opens hearts and wallets globally"

You'll marketing & branding is a boutique consultancy and communication agency.

YOUTH ORGANIZATION PARTNERSHIP

If you and your youth organization members feel as strongly as we do about addressing the gaps in mental health awareness, then explore partnering with us by booking a Impact Design Weekend of your own.

BOOK A CHAT

Celebrating Aaron Connolly & the athletes who inspire us!

FAMILY & COMMUNITY

KEYNOTE

"It was as if my son screamed 'daddy' at me - and that was enough to stop me walking in (front of a train) that moment."

Aaron Connolly tells the remarkable story of pulling himself back from the brink of taking his own life and setting up a football-based support group, Time to Tackle, with his wife Siobhan.

If you have been affected by any of the issues raised in this video, please visit the

BBC Action Lines: https://bbc.co.uk/actionline/

Via BBC Sport Scotland