Thank you @NickLaing ! I have done a lot of reading on the Wellby and that is one of the reasons I feel mental health is currently under-represented as a global health issue. It is fascinating to hear how people globally weigh the importance of wellbeing and I’m curious how many other aspects of their lives would be more easily improved if wellbeing increased! @MichaelPlant would love to connect on your work!
Thanks @Probably Good ! I actually read this as part of my fellowship and this is one of the pieces that actually sparked my curiousity about ways to amplify the mental health crisis!
Thank you @huw and apologies for my delay- still getting the hang of the forum! I really appreciate these insights and would love to learn more about the work you are doing at Kaya Guides. I have been thinking a lot about what innovation would look like in the mental health space and how the personal nature of mental health makes widespread interventions challenging (for example, medication can not necessarily cure mental illness the way it can cure a physical ailment like an infection).
Mental health is one of the most widespread, impactable, yet neglected global health issues of our time. Even knowing mental health conditions are generally under-reported and/ or misrepresented, evidence still shows widespread effects of mental wellbeing on physical health, life satisfaction, and productivity, however it has still not taken off as a major cause area in many EA organizations I have talked to. Why is this?
Hello! My name is Madeleine Foley and I have apent my career in healthcare in the US. I became interested in EA several months ago and am now working on making a high impact career pivot! I just finished the CEA Career Pivot Bootcamp and am currently participating in an Effective Global Mental Health Fellowship. I have met some great folks along the way and excited to further my engagement with the community in this forum.
Fun facts:
I have a M. Eng in Systems Engineering and a BA in Cognitive Science and Science Writing.
Thank you @NickLaing ! I have done a lot of reading on the Wellby and that is one of the reasons I feel mental health is currently under-represented as a global health issue. It is fascinating to hear how people globally weigh the importance of wellbeing and I’m curious how many other aspects of their lives would be more easily improved if wellbeing increased! @MichaelPlant would love to connect on your work!
Thanks @Probably Good ! I actually read this as part of my fellowship and this is one of the pieces that actually sparked my curiousity about ways to amplify the mental health crisis!
Thank you @huw and apologies for my delay- still getting the hang of the forum! I really appreciate these insights and would love to learn more about the work you are doing at Kaya Guides. I have been thinking a lot about what innovation would look like in the mental health space and how the personal nature of mental health makes widespread interventions challenging (for example, medication can not necessarily cure mental illness the way it can cure a physical ailment like an infection).
Mental health is one of the most widespread, impactable, yet neglected global health issues of our time. Even knowing mental health conditions are generally under-reported and/ or misrepresented, evidence still shows widespread effects of mental wellbeing on physical health, life satisfaction, and productivity, however it has still not taken off as a major cause area in many EA organizations I have talked to. Why is this?
Hello! My name is Madeleine Foley and I have apent my career in healthcare in the US. I became interested in EA several months ago and am now working on making a high impact career pivot! I just finished the CEA Career Pivot Bootcamp and am currently participating in an Effective Global Mental Health Fellowship. I have met some great folks along the way and excited to further my engagement with the community in this forum.
Fun facts:
I have a M. Eng in Systems Engineering and a BA in Cognitive Science and Science Writing.
I am a published author.
I live in the mountains and love to be outdoors.