Youth Manifesto at the Bold Ideas Conference
Contribute your voice by filling this survey
Bold Ideas for Brighter Futures 2026, the 2nd Global Conference on Child and Adolescent Mental Health, will take place in Cape Town, South Africa, in May 2026, convening over 300 leading experts and stakeholders from around the world. This scientific conference will serve as a dynamic platform to share bold ideas, cutting-edge research, and practical innovations aimed at improving the mental health of children and adolescents—especially in low- and middle-income countries. Participants will include researchers, mental health practitioners, policymakers, youth advocates, civil society leaders, the private sector, and international organizations, all working together to shape global responses to child and adolescent mental health challenges.
Contribute your voice to the Youth Manifesto!
A survey is being conducted for participants aged 10–35 years old to identify what works well and what is missing when it comes to supporting children and adolescent mental health, from everyday activities that promote wellbeing to getting help when things feel really hard, and seeing how it differs across the globe.
Your participation in this survey is completely anonymous. There are no right or wrong answers, we are interested in your real experiences and perspectives. This survey is not a diagnostic tool and has no legal or personal consequences of any kind.
The survey results will be used to create a Youth Manifesto that will be presented during the conference.
We sincerely thank you for taking the time to participate and for answering honestly!
This survey is available in 22 languages: Arabic, Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Malay, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Swedish, Thai, Turkish, and Vietnamese.