The Wellbeing Budget is the main source of Budget information. Among the several initiative, a strong focus on mental health, fulfilling a promise of the Government, free vocational trainings for 2 years and $100.4 million to meet increased demand in early learning and increasing school rolls, new school buildings and a push to solve the housing crisis, including an effort to fight homelessness.

In around a third of countries, the report reveals a rise in adolescents feeling pressured by schoolwork and a decline in young people reporting to like school. The report also discloses that over 1 in 10 adolescents report having been cyberbullied at least once in the past two months.

The COVID-19 pandemic is highlighting the need to urgently increase investment in services for mental health or risk a massive increase in mental health conditions in the coming months, according to a policy brief on COVID-19 and mental health issued by the United Nations today.

Join on June 7-10, 2020 for ILA's 5th Women and Leadership Conference, a live online virtual event, hosted by the International Leadership Association and the Women’s Leadership Institute at the College of Saint Rose.