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in collaboration with The World Government Summit is a global platform dedicated toshaping the future of governments worldwide. Each year, the Summitsets the agenda for the next generation of governments with a focuson how they can harness innovation and technology to solve universalchallenges facing humanity.The World Government Summit is a knowledge exchange center at theintersection of government, futurism, technology, and innovation. Itfunctions as a thought leadership platform and networking hub forpolicymakers, experts and pioneers in human development.The Summit is a gateway to the future as it functions as the stage foranalysis of future trends, concerns, and opportunities facing humanity.It is also an arena to showcase innovations, best practice, and smartsolutions to inspire creativity to tackle these future challenges.To Inspireand EnableThe Next Generationof Governments01World Government Summit Table of ContentsExecutive SummaryGlossary Of Key Mental Health TermsThe Impact Of Mental Ill HealthOn Society: A Reality CheckHow Governments Should Respond To TheDigitalization Of Mental HealthcareThe Future Of Mental Health Funding: Why TargetingWellbeing Is The Key To Controlling BudgetsThe Next Generation’s Mental Health And Wellbeing:How To Ensure Tomorrow’s Voices Are Heard TodayConclusion: The Case For Higher, MoreFocused Investment In Mental Health AndWellbeing In A Challenging Global EconomyTopicsMental Health And Wellbeing:The Global AssessmentDigitally Aware Patients Are DrivingThe Rise Of Digital TherapeuticsMental Wellbeing Initiatives In Action:Leading National Case StudiesThe Increasing Mental Health Burden CarriedBy The World’s Children And AdolescentsThe Information Gap And How To Close ItClosing The Global Mental Health SpendingGap In Challenging Economic TimesBroadening Access To Digital Mental HealthcareIn Developed And Developing CountriesThe Need For Improved Regulation And BudgetaryDiscipline In Digital Mental HealthcareThe Metaverse: The Next Digital Testing Ground ForMental Health And Wellness Policies And ProgramsChildren And Adolescents: The Increasingly UrgentCase For Better Mental Health Care And SupportGlobal Shortage Of Mental Healthcare Provision 050709152329351117263132251819211213 In 2022, the World Health Organization (WHO) estimated that around one in eight peopleglobally were living with a mental disorder.1Positive mental health is vital to individualand public health, and society in general.However, there is growing evidence that anxiety,stress, depression and other mental disorders are increasing worldwide, exacerbatedby an alarming shortage of trained mental health workers and integrated mental healthservices.At a global and national level, greater awareness of the burden of mentaldisorders is prompting governments to review their current policies and strategies, andtake urgent action to improve their citizens’ mental health and wellbeing. In this criticalarea, policymakers can learn lessons from other countries regarding best practices.This paper builds on last year’s World Government Summit (WGS) report on makingwellbeing a national priority, and proposes key measures and initiatives that governmentscan introduce now to deliver sustained results.2It is encouraging that a growingnumber of governments are committed to destigmatizing mental disorders throughnational campaigns and information programs. In Scotland, for example, the devolvedScottish government’s See Me initiative, launched in 2021, aims to address stigmasand discrimination around mental health.3In New Zealand, last year’s WellbeingBudget 2022, the fourth in the series, measures the country’s progress on a widerrange of measures than traditional fiscal and economic metrics, with analysis of policyimpacts across different areas of wellbeing.4In the UAE, the government’s Council forDigital Wellbeing, established in 2020, provides a range of information and services tohelp citizens maintain a healthy balance between the online and physical worlds.These initiatives illustrate increasing international recognition that the state has aduty of care to play an active role as an enabler of citizens’ wellbeing, in additionto its traditional function as a regulator of health services. Wellbeing is a multi-dimensional concept that is affected by numerous health, social, behavioral andindividual determinants. In this respect, the consensus view of health professionalsand healthcare policymakers has advanced dramatically in recent years. Traditionally,mental illness was regarded as a private matter, or worse as a personal failure ofcharacter. Today, it is widely accepted that social and economic conditions andother factors beyond an individual’s control often influence mental health.From this perspective,governments have a role to play in building mentally resilientsocieties by designing and implementing healthcare policies and initiatives thatpromote and sustain wellbeing.Before embarking on this journey, it is