Monthly Archives:: April 2023

Devex: Grand Challenges Canada and other non-profits embrace the four-day work week

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Increasingly, there’s been buzz around the idea of moving away from the traditional 9-5, Monday-Friday work model, especially in innovative sectors and non-profit organizations. With more employees working from home, growing discussions around employee mental health and work-life balance, and growing disenchantment with the five-day work week model, the four-day work week has been hailed […]

Better Data, Better Approaches: Why Data-Driven Innovation is Key to Improving Youth Mental Health

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Guest Blog by Carolyn Culey, Data Advocacy Consultant at United for Global Mental Health.  This week, the World Data Forum is taking place in Hangzhou, China,  bringing together global experts from government, civil society, academia, the media and beyond. The Forum includes several sessions related to innovation, nurturing inclusive partnerships, building trust and ethics in […]

Grand Challenges Canada at the Skoll World Forum: Five Innovative Solutions to Prioritize Mental Health for Young People Worldwide

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One in seven adolescents worldwide faces mental health conditions, with anxiety and depression being the most common issues. Additional stressors, like the COVID-19 pandemic and climate change, exacerbate the situation. Despite the growing need, national health budgets globally only allocate 2% to mental health. At this year’s Skoll World Forum, Grand Challenges Canada’s Director of Scale and Sustainability, Adetunji Eleso, joined […]

Meet the Youth and Lived Experience Advisors Supporting Being!

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Young people (aged 0-24) make up nearly half of the world’s population. The majority, 90%, live in low- and middle-income countries. And while young people may be consulted, they rarely have the opportunity to lead or share in decision-making on issues that affect them, including their mental health. Around 75% of mental health challenges begin […]