World Mental Health Day 2026

🧠💙 “Lived experiences heard: real voices, real change”

Mental health affects us all, yet the people who live with mental health conditions are too often excluded from decisions about the services and systems that shape their lives.

Key messages of this year’s campaign:

✅ Lived experience is expertise

✅ Nothing about us without us – people with lived experience must be involved in shaping mental health care

✅ Community-based, rights-centred care matters – everyone deserves support, dignity, and inclusion within their community.

Despite progress, meaningful engagement is not yet standard practice worldwide. Many mental health systems are still transitioning from institutional care towards community-based approaches that promote autonomy, participation, and wellbeing.

At the ENDOTARGET EU Project, we recognise that health extends beyond physical conditions. Living with chronic rheumatic diseases can also affect mental wellbeing, highlighting the importance of holistic, patient-centred healthcare and ensuring that patients’ voices are heard and valued throughout the care journey.

🔗 Find more information about this campaign here: https://www.who.int/campaigns/world-mental-health-day/2026