News · 13 October 2026
NASDO was pleased to participate in Session 1: Understanding Lived Experience, a knowledge exchange session organized through the Global Mental Health Action Network (GMHAN).
Exploring how colonial legacies shape mental health, the session underscored the need to center lived experience, dignity, and inclusion in advocacy for equitable care.
NASDO was pleased to participate in Session 1: Understanding Lived Experience, a knowledge exchange session organized through the Global Mental Health Action Network (GMHAN).
Agenda:
* Understanding and redefining lived experience in mental health.
* Exploring coloniality and its influence on mental health systems and practices.
The session offered valuable perspectives on how historical inequalities continue to shape mental health systems and highlighted the importance of placing lived experience, dignity, and inclusion at the center of mental health advocacy.
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