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Now is the Time: Ending Stigma Around Mental Illness and Improving Mental Health
UNHLM HIV/AIDS Blog Series: Part 3 I’m relatively new to the Global Alliance (GA), but a long-time mental health advocate and…
Integrating Mental Health is Critical to Overcoming Inequities and Ending AIDS
UNHLM HIV/AIDS Blog Series: Part 2 It was an honor to attend the 2021 UN High-Level Meeting on HIV/AIDS (UNHLM-HIV) as…
Global Alliance at the UN High Level Meeting for HIV/AIDS and Side Events
UNHLM HIV/AIDS Blog Series: Part 1 The United Nations High Level Meeting (UNHLM) for HIV/AIDS and side events were held virtually from June…
The Built Environment, Mental Health, and Health Equity: What Are We Missing?
It’s that time of year where longer days and warmer weather means summer is here. Have you been spending time outdoors?…
Resolution on the Inclusion of Mental Health and Psychosocial Support Services in HIV/AIDS Programming
Excerpt Forty years after the first cases of HIV were reported, substantial evidence demonstrates the prevalence of HIV is significantly higher…
Lessons from Global Settlements During the Pandemic: Recognizing the 70th Anniversary of the Refugee Convention
When COVID-19 was declared a pandemic on March 11, 2020, disastrous consequences were feared for refugees residing in overcrowded camps. These…
Breaking Down GA Positions at 74th WHA-USDHHS Stakeholder Listening Session
Prior to the 74th World Health Assembly (held from May 24-June 1, 2021) the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (USDHHS) Office of Global…
An Intern’s Experience at the 74th WHA-USDHHS Stakeholder Listening Session
On May 13th, 2021, I had the remarkable opportunity to attend the Stakeholder Listening Session hosted by the U.S. Department of…
Aging Adults in the LGBTQ+ Community
As adults who identify as LGBTQ+ age, they face several unique and challenging issues related to older adulthood, leading to social,…
Young Leaders in the LGBTQ+ Community: Five to Watch
New leadership plays a highly influential role in mapping the future of the Pride Movement and fight for LGBTQ+ rights. Meet…
Resolution on Inclusion of Youth who Identify as Transgender and Gender Diverse (TGD) in Sports
Excerpt We are deeply concerned with recently passed or proposed legislation and actions aimed to exclude and stigmatize transgender and gender…
Resolution on Family Well-being through the Asylum-Seeking Process
Excerpt The rights of people who seek asylum are human rights, guaranteed in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the…