Inclusion of mental health in global economic development

Chee H Ng; Maureen M Goodenow; Andrew J Greenshaw; Phil Upshall; Raymond W Lam

doi:10.1192/bji.2017.23

Inclusion of mental health in global economic development

BJPsych Int. 2018 Nov;15(4):74-76. doi: 10.1192/bji.2017.23.

Authors

Chee H Ng¹, Maureen M Goodenow², Andrew J Greenshaw³, Phil Upshall⁴, Raymond W Lam⁵

Affiliations

¹ Department of Psychiatry and Asia-Australia Mental Health, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia, email: [email protected].
² National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA.
³ Department of Psychiatry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada.
⁴ Mood Disorders Society of Canada, City of Guelph, Ontario, Canada.
⁵ Department of Psychiatry, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.

Abstract

The APEC Mental Health Roadmap has a vision to strengthen mental health and reduce the economic impact of mental illness in the Asia Pacific. To facilitate its implementation, the APEC Digital Hub will heighten exchange and dissemination of best practices in Asia Pacific mental health partnerships, and increase multi-sectoral recognition to invest in mental health to support economic growth.