Global Youth Mental Health Advocacy Fellowship 2022. The Orygen Global Youth Mental Health Advocacy Fellowship is a seven-month virtual program for up to 16 young people from around the globe who are passionate about youth mental health and want to create change in the mental health landscape of their country.
The fellowship has been established to build the capacity, skills and voices of young people to create positive change in mental health awareness, policy and systems reform. It will provide fellows with a range of skills and support them to further develop their youth mental health advocacy project plan, designed around the needs of their communities.
WORTH
- Financial support for participation in the fellowship will be discussed on a case by case basis with successful applicants.
ELIGIBILITY
You can apply if you:
- are aged 18-30 years-old (at the time of application);
- self-identify as having lived experience of mental ill-health personally or through family members or friends; or have a specific interest or skill in youth mental health;
- are from anywhere in the world. They are especially keen to hear from people in low and middle- income countries;
- you are able to challenge and offer suggestions for developing and implementing a variety of projects;
- have a clearly defined problem related to youth mental health you wish to address and a viable advocacy plan on how you might address this problem.
DEADLINE: February 6 2022
To apply and for more information visit here
