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About CitiesRISE

citiesRISE was founded in 2017 in response to the need to not only increase access to mental health support, but also drive fundamental paradigm shifts in how mental health is conceptualized and addressed. citiesRISE is a collaborative platform rooted in diverse local city research and innovation hubs in Bogotá, Chennai, Nairobi, Sacramento and Seattle, with global reach through an Accelerator and Learning Platform and movement of Mental Health Friendly Cities (MHFC). The approach enables highly contextualized local work linked via a global network and results framework. citiesRISE ’s vision is to improve mental health and well-being for millions of young people in their different developmental stages and ecological settings. Its mission is to transform mental health globally through local social innovation, coalition building, and youth-driven action. Alongside improving the lives of millions of young people, citiesRISE aims to drive a shift: from clinical care alone to integration with promotion and prevention of wellbeing; from mental health siloed in the health sector to intersectional and mainstreamed across sectors; from expert-driven interventions to embracing non-traditional actors; from youth as beneficiaries to youth at the center of transformation; and, from communities as passive entities (recipients) to communities being the places of transformation and driving change. The citiesRISE platform accelerates and influences innovations in global mental health and challenges cities to become more mental health friendly. Learn more at cities-rise.org