Updates

World Mental Health Day 2026: Amplifying Lived Experiences to Drive Real Change

Mental health care must do more than treat—it must listen, understand and respond. Bringing this message to the forefront, the Global Mental Health and Cultural Psychiatry (GMHCP) Research Group hosted an international webinar on 15 October 2026 under the theme “Lived Experiences Heard: Real Voices, Real Change,” bringing together experts...

Manchester Global Foundation Advances Global Collaboration in Suicide Prevention

Manchester Global Foundation Advances Global Collaboration in Suicide Prevention Webinar Theme: “Changing the Narrative on Suicide through a Global Lens” The Manchester Global Foundation (MGF), in collaboration with the Pakistan Institute of Living and Learning (PILL), the Global Mental Health & Cultural Psychiatry Research Group, and the National Centre for Research on...

Global Bioethics Summit on Artificial Intelligence and Digital Health

London, we are bringing the global conversation to you!

We are incredibly proud to announce the 16th Annual Culture and International Mental Health Conference. Mental health care cannot be one-size-fits-all. To truly close the global treatment gap, we must bring together the brightest minds in research, clinical practice, and community engagement to share culturally competent solutions that actually work. This year,...

Call for Poster Submissions: 16th Annual Culture and International Mental Health Conference

Are you conducting research in mental health or working on projects informed by lived experience? We'd love to showcase your work at the 16th Annual Culture and International Mental Health Conference. We're inviting researchers, clinicians, students, practitioners, and community organisations to submit posters highlighting innovative research, service developments, or lived experience...

Men’s Mental Health Awareness

Strengthening Care Through Relationships: Highlights from the MGF Lunch & Learn Series

The Manchester Global Foundation launched its first “Lunch and Learn Series” with a talk by Dr. Sarah Yardley, Associate Professor of Palliative Medicine at the Marie Curie Palliative Care Research Department, University College London, titled “What Helps in Real Life: Practical Ways to Strengthen Care Through Relationships.” The talk explored...

Manchester Global Foundation Visits Sutton United Foundation

Great to attend two fantastic community sessions in Sutton yesterday with the Manchester Global Foundation team. We were delighted to spend time with the brilliant team at Sutton United Foundation and see first-hand the impact of their community programmes. One session brought together participants ranging from people in their 50s to...