Hungerford, CatherineMoreno Poyato, Antonio RafaelRosado-Figuerola, SilviaSánchez-Martínez, VanessaUsher, KimWesemann, Daniel E.Wilson, Rhonda L.Gildberg, Frederik AlkierPark, TanyaBaker, JohnCross, WendyCulhane, AislingDaniel, CatherineDart, NathanFlogen, SarahHakiaha, HineroaHiggins, Oliver2026-01-152026-01-081445-8330https://hdl.handle.net/2445/225562In recent years, the global mental health landscape has shifteddramatically. Rising rates of mental illness and distress, com-pounded by geopolitical instability, climate-related trauma andsystemic inequities, have placed unprecedented pressure on men-tal health systems worldwide (World Health Organization 2022,2025). Amid this crisis, mental health nurses—who comprisenearly half of the global mental health workforce—remainunder-recognised, under-resourced and under-represented inglobal and national leadership and policymaking (World HealthOrganization 2025; Jackson et al. 2025). The November 2025 Mental Health Nursing Leaders' Summit in Barcelona, Spain,marks a pivotal moment to reclaim visibility, assert disciplinaryself-determination and chart a transformative path forward.11 p.application/pdfeng(c) Australian College of Mental Health Nurse, 2026Salut mentalInfermeria psiquiàtricaSalut mundialMental healthPsychiatric nursingWorld healthinfo:eu-repo/semantics/article7636182026-01-15info:eu-repo/semantics/embargoedAccess41504173