I attended and spoke at the United Nations event for Mental Health of Children and Young People: How Can We Do Better? The Permanent Missions of Canada, Indonesia, Kuwait, Mexico, Qatar, and Romania, alongside the World Health Organization (WHO), the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) and the UN Youth Office hosted the event to discuss the role which everyone can play in addressing the mental health of children and young people – from the individual level, up to the national and global level.

The event was opened by H.E. Dennis Francis, President of the General Assembly. Keynote speakers were Andrew Solomon, Professor of Clinical Medical Psychology in Psychiatry at Columbia University Medical Center, Lecturer in Psychiatry at Yale University, writer and lecturer on politics, culture and psychology, winner of the National Book Award, and Devora Kestel, Director, Department of Mental Health and Substance Use, World Health Organization. Uma Thurmon, a passionate mental health activate and actress, was also in attendance.

The meeting was held April 3, 2024 at the ECOSOC Chamber at the United Nations Headquarters in New York, NY.

You can see the full event episode here, our Founder shares her remarks at 2:17:45: https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1u/k1uyoi67eo

You can learn more about our call for an International Day of Hope here: www.internationaldayofhope.org.

This is a video recording of our founder, delivering her talk about Activating Hope with Wilshire Rotary Club of Los Angeles. Thank you so much Wilshire Rotary Club of Los Angeles for allowing us to share this recording on our channel!

Our founder, Kathryn Goetzke, had the honor of speaking at the “Choosing Love for Hope and Healing in Highland Park” event last December 7th 2022. This event is a free community interactive forum regarding the effects, sequelae, and healing approaches in the aftermath of the 4th of July Tragedy. Listen to Kathryn’s special message on activating hope.

Our founder, Kathryn Goetzke, had the honor of keynoting Walmart’s National Disability Employment Awareness Month event in Bentonville, Arkansas last October 24th 2022.

Listen to her personal story and powerful talk on activating hope.

A big thanks to Walmart for this opportunity to share about hope and for allowing us to share this video recording of Kathryn’s talk.

See our Founder Kathryn Goetzke share strategies for ‘how’ to hope for 2022, live on Newsmax. Find out more about how you can activate your own strategies for hope, at www.hopefulcities.org.

Our founder Kathryn Goetzke teaches us about Hope, why is it important and how it can be taught. Check out our Hopeful Minds Program, designed to teach the kids about hope. Our curriculum is adaptable for any culture, and can be used for any age ranges, yet these are the target age ranges as our program meets National Health Education Standards, and this is the ages they are tested. https://hopefulminds.org/curriculums

Kathryn Goetzke, MBA talks about Hopeful Minds at the British Psychological Society Conference in Belfast, Northern Ireland, April 11 and 12, 2019.

The International Foundation of Research and Education (iFred) and Founder Kathryn Goetzke, curated and co-hosted ‘The Future of Health’ for the first ever World Happiness Virtual Agora hosted by Be Creations. The event took place online, with free access to all for all.

Kathryn Goetzke addresses the United Nations about the need to prioritize mental health in Sustainable Development Goals at the International Day of Persons with Disabilities December 3, 2015.