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Policy Brief on Cultivating Food Sovereignty: Considerations for Research, Policy, and Practice
Introduction Food sovereignty represents an opportunity to confront the way we think about food and food systems by prioritizing food as…
The Overturning of Roe v. Wade: Implications for Health & Well-Being
The Global Alliance for Behavioral Health and Social Justice has been informing policy, practice and research from a human rights lens…
International Youth Day 2022
Introduction by the Global Alliance Today is International Youth Day! Each year on August 12th, we celebrate the perspectives and accomplishments…
Making The Links: Fostering Social Connection Through the Built Environment
When you’re out in your neighbourhood, do you feel a sense of belonging or connection? Where do you meet others and…
Policy Brief on Fostering Social Connection Through the Built Environment: Considerations for Research, Policy, and Practice
Introduction The COVID-19 pandemic reinforced how vital social connection is for healthy and thriving individuals and communities. Lacking social connection has…
Position Statement on the Invasion of Ukraine: Short- and Long-Term Considerations for Internally Displaced People (IDP) and Refugee Well-being
Introduction Ukraine is a country of 44.1 million people in eastern Europe that gained its independence fromthe Soviet Union in 1991….
Don’t Forget About Mental Health: Broadening Our Approach to Emergency Preparedness
We all desperately want the COVID-19 pandemic to be over but it’s still clearly among us and will have a lasting…
Position Statement on Meeting the Mental Health Needs of Unaccompanied Asylum-Seeking Children (UASC) in the United States
Introduction The Global Alliance for Behavioral Health and Social Justice is dedicated to applying principles of human rights to policy development…
Social Connection: A Public Health Imperative
In March of 2020, myself and millions of other graduate students internationally were told to leave campus one day with an…
More Than Visibility: Standing Up for Transgender Rights
Did you know that there have been nearly 240 anti-LGBTQ+ bills proposed to state governments in 2022? Over the past several…
Resolution on Centering Mental Health & Well-Being in an International Public Health Convention on Emergency Preparedness
Excerpt As the global community recognizes lessons from the impact of—and response to—the COVID-19 pandemic, we strongly advocate for an international…
The Global Alliance on the International Stage
So what is the Global Alliance doing on the international stage? The Global Alliance’s unique action-oriented focus at the intersection of…