Permitir que los jóvenes lideren la defensa de la salud mental: el caso de Filipinas
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El artículo presenta el caso de una iniciativa de la sociedad civil que permite a los jóvenes liderar campañas de incidencia para fortalecer la gobernanza de la salud mental en Filipinas. Comienza mostrando cómo los jóvenes en Filipinas se ven afectados por problemas de salud mental y ofrece una revisión rápida de las políticas gubernamentales. Luego comparte la experiencia y las lecciones de PRO Health, una iniciativa de la sociedad civil enfocada en los derechos en salud, que colabora con la organización estudiantil más grande del país, la Student Council Alliance of the Philippines (SCAP), para organizar a la juventud y apoyarla en el liderazgo de acciones de incidencia para mejorar la gobernanza de la salud mental.
En particular, muestra por qué y cómo los jóvenes deben liderar la defensa de la salud mental, con énfasis en el tipo de evidencia que puede generarse, en cómo pueden fortalecerse las capacidades juveniles y en la importancia de los vínculos multinivel y multisectoriales en la organización juvenil orientada a la rendición de cuentas. El artículo concluye con una discusión sobre las Asambleas de Juventud por la Salud Mental que se están convocando y que han formulado una agenda de salud mental dirigida y centrada en los jóvenes.
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