REMINDER MEDIA ADVISORY: EMBARGOED virtual press conference -- new mental health data -- 1 September 2025, 14.00 CEST

No images? Click here Monday, 1 September 2025  REMINDER MEDIA ADVISORY  EMBARGOED Virtual press conference -- World mental health today and Mental health atlas 2024 reports  When: Monday, 1 September 2025 at 14:00 CEST (Geneva time) Embargo lifts Tuesday, 2 September at 10:00 CEST. Panelists:  Dr Dévora Kestel, Director a.i., WHO Department of NCDs and Mental Health Dr Mark Van Ommeren, Mental health unit head, WHO Department of NCDs and Mental Health Dr Daniel Chisholm, Mental health specialist, WHO Department of NCDs and Mental Health Subject: Release of new mental health data Join by Zoom: https://who.zoom.us/j/99861332713 Password: WHOvpc9! Join via phone: International numbers: https://who.zoom.us/u/ahuu4lvbp Webinar ID: 998 6133 2713 Numeric passcode for phone: 94871172 Join by SIP: 99861332713@zoomcrc.com Release of new mental health data WHO is releasing new data that provides the most comprehensive snapshot to date of global efforts to improve mental health. The data will be compiled in two reports: World mental health today and Mental health atlas 2024. These reports are critical tools for policymakers, implementers and advocates in informing national strategies and global dialogue, particularly in the lead-up to the 2025 United Nations high-level meeting on noncommunicable diseases and mental health in New York in September 2025.  Embargoed copies of the press release and reports are available upon request. Please send an email to all of the following: cdrysdale@who.int, hasanh@who.int and cc. mediainquiries@who.int.  Embargo lift: Tuesday, 2 September at 10:00 CEST Notes to journalists: Please enter your name and media outlet (use name/outlet) in your Zoom profile and ensure your microphone is connected or active on your computer.  When you sign in, you will be automatically put in the meeting room.  Click the "raise hand" icon to ask a question (find it under the tab: participants). Please do not ask questions via chat, as we cannot guarantee that we will incorporate them into the Q&A session. Only questions from the media are allowed. WHO reserves the right to remove any participant whose behaviour causes any disruption.  The event will also be broadcast on WHO social media channels, and you can follow it there. Media contacts: mediainquiries@who.int   You are receiving this NO-REPLY email because you are included on a WHO mail list. If you have been forwarded this update you can click here to subscribe. Journalists may send feedback to WHO Media Team       Share    Tweet    Share    Forward  World Health Organization, Avenue Appia 20, 1202 Geneva 27, Switzerland  Preferences  |  Unsubscribe