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Approximately 1.2 billion people worldwide live with a mental health disorder, and projected costs are expected to exceed $6 trillion by 2030.
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Mental health systems should embed the agency, autonomy, and inclusion of people with lived experience in system design, delivery, and evaluation.
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The editorial distinguishes lived experience from lived experience expertise, which combines personal experience with skills and knowledge used to benefit others.
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Fragmented, siloed services contribute to gaps in access, inequities, and accountability concerns, while integrated system structures remain aspirational in most countries.
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The authors envision a person-centered learning mental health system that uses evidence and practice for continuous improvement and equitable services proportionate to need.
