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“Mental Health is a Fundamental Right” says UAE’s human rights chairperson - Tear Away The Silence Episode 3

mentl.space Season 1 Episode 61

🎙️ Mental Health as a National Priority | HE Maqsoud Kruse on The Mentl Space

In this powerful episode of the mentl space: live, we sit down with HE Maqsoud Kruse, Chairperson of the National Human Rights Institution UAE, to discuss mental health as a fundamental human right and a national priority in the UAE.

From the groundbreaking UAE Mental Health Law to the 2025 Year of Community, this conversation dives deep into how leadership, policy, and workplaces must evolve to support well-being.

🔹 Why mental health is now enshrined in UAE law
🔹 The role of Chief Empathy Officers in the workplace
🔹 How businesses can shift from awareness to action
🔹 The power of storytelling in breaking stigma

& much more.

As part of Tear Away The Silence, mentl’s ongoing campaign to challenge mental health stigma, this episode calls on leaders, workplaces, and communities to step up and make mental well-being a priority.

🎧 Listen now and join the conversation.

#MentalHealthMatters #TearAwayTheSilence #WorkplaceWellbeing #TheMentlSpace #Community #Leadership

Tear Away The Silence is Supported by Viatris.

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