Philanthropy for mental health

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Podcast "Philanthropy in question(s)" - Episode 27

Philanthropy for mental health - Valentina Iemmi

At a time when mental health has become a major issue for our societies, what is the current state of philanthropic funding for this cause, which ranks among the least supported?

In this 27th episode, Anne Monier presents an article by Valentina Iemmi published in 2020 in the international journal Global Mental Health, entitled "Philanthropy for global mental health: 2000-2015".

The researcher analyzes the numbers of philanthropic funding for mental health at an international scale, with a systemic approach that highlights the link between health issues and inequalities.

The main ideas of the article:

In this episode, Anne Monier presents the main ideas of this research:

Philanthropic funding for mental health has increased in recent years, but remains very limited, especially given the growing importance of this subject in our societies.
There are major inequalities in the allocation of philanthropic resources in development aid for mental health.
There is a lack of data on the philanthropic contributions in development aid for mental health, and the existing data are poor both in coverage and quality.

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