Generation Mental Health (GenMH) is building a generation of mental health advocates, researchers and innovators that represent the communities they serve. 

The history of global mental health has been top down, where oppression determines whose symptoms are taken seriously, the research that is funded, and the types of solutions that are deemed legitimate. At GenMH, we believe that young people, particularly those with lived experience of mental health challenges, are uniquely well positioned to make innovative and culturally-relevant changes in the mental health of their communities. 

It is therefore our mission to elevate the voices of young people with lived experience to disrupt existing inequitable power dynamics and empower those closest to the issue to take action to improve the mental health of their communities.

We do this through offering accessible capacity strengthening opportunities for young people with lived experience of mental ill-health, distress or trauma, enabling them to lead mental health initiatives, research, and advocacy in their communities.