{"id":251604,"date":"2025-09-28T09:42:19","date_gmt":"2025-09-28T13:42:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?p=251604"},"modified":"2025-09-28T17:40:09","modified_gmt":"2025-09-28T21:40:09","slug":"pm-gaston-browne-calls-for-global-action-to-put-mental-health-at-the-heart-of-development","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/pm-gaston-browne-calls-for-global-action-to-put-mental-health-at-the-heart-of-development\/","title":{"rendered":"PM Gaston Browne Calls for Global Action to Put Mental Health at the Heart of Development"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A Global Vision for Mental Health<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Distinguished global citizens<\/p>

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Mental illness is the great invisible crisis of our time.<\/p>

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It touches every family, every community, and every nation\u2014yet too often, it remains hidden in silence, shrouded in stigma, and excluded from priority in global health.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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We can no longer afford this neglect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mental health is not a private struggle.
It is a universal challenge. It is not a weakness; it is a matter of human rights, social justice, and sustainable development.<\/p>

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Today, Antigua and Barbuda<\/a> calls for a new global vision, that places mental health at the very heart of the development agenda.<\/p>

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This vision rests on three urgent imperatives:<\/p>\n\n\n\n