Numbers and People Synergy

09/11/2026

Truly beautiful to have a time out weaving and learning during the su***de prevention forum. Wellbeing in action (with giggles and slightly different sized earings at the end🤣)

09/10/2026

At CDU in Darwin with a room full of passionate people working in the su***de prevention space. I'm sure there will be many lessons but a few to start the day:
1. Families and loved ones of those with su***de ideation need to be seen and heard by our mental health systems and provided supports.
2. Connections and community are great supports (when they are strong and diverse and listen)
3. If you ask people if they are ok today (or any day) please do so sincerely and give space and time for them to talk (or feel supported in silence).
4. Supports need to be designed to adapt with individuals situations.

Hope you're all going well and have space an time to care for your own mental health and general well-being todat and everyday.

07/12/2026

As NAIDOC week closes NAPS would like to recommit to reconcilliation and peace here in Australia and across the world. Thank you to all First Nations communities who share wisdom from the ages on land and community spirit.
Photos from Canberrra District NAIDOC awards ball. A wonderful celebration of art, culture and spirit of 50 years of Deadly. And massive thanks to Curijo Pty Ltd for inviting me to join such a deadly group of trail blazers.

05/26/2026

Today on National Sorry Day NAPS would like to join others honoring survivors of the Stolen Generations here in Australia and the many who have had family, land, language and culture loss through attempted genocides, government policies and slavery.

We yearn for peace, healing, truth and reconciliation.

04/11/2026

There's something truly exciting and beautiful about doing evaluation interviews and focus groups for place based community development programs. The passion is infectious (lucky because some were in the morning this trip which we all know is not my optimum working time 😴). A massive thanks for the stories, opinions and advice entrusted to me from all involved in the Community Creators program, especially the students who took time out to chat. Looking forward to seeing the project deliver and flow with amazing ideas from students for your community!!!

Thanks Kylie Murphy! My stay was made all the better getting to go to the circus, theater, dress for success and chill time with you.

For now farewell Tassie but I'll be back soon soon!

03/25/2026

don't normally celebrate my birthday publicly but today I have recieved so many beautiful messages from friends I'm so proud to know and love I just want to say thanks! Also this video from Katie Acheson is something I think has a message for us all (as much of her positivity always does). So to all of you who I love and respect this is for you (with photos of me 🤣)

02/25/2026

Please share with any 18 to 35 year olds who you think may wish to add their voice to this project on mental health in times of crisis.

🌍 Youth aged 18–35: Your voice matters! UNESCO is launching the 1st Global Youth Outlook on mental health in times of crisis, and we want to hear from you.

🧠 Share your experience
📊 Help identify trends
💡 Shape global recommendations
🗓️ Open until 8 March
🌐 Available in 7 languages: https://bit.ly/4kFgThe

02/17/2026

Please share to any youth (18 to 35) who may want to contribute to this global research.

🌍✨ Have Your Say in the 1st UNESCO Global Youth Outlook! ✨🌍

The UNESCO Youth Programme is preparing the first UNESCO Global Youth Outlook, focused on youth mental health in times of crises.

If you’re 18–35, we invite you to take part in a global survey to help elaborate the Outlook, and:
✨ Understand how crises impact young people’s mental health
✨ Identify emerging trends
✨ Shape recommendations that strengthen youth well-being and resilience

Your voice will help us build stronger recommendations and spark real change for youth resilience worldwide! 📝

📢 Please also share it with your peers — diverse voices from around the world matter!

⚠️ Be sure to read Segment I (General Purpose of Survey), including the mental health safeguards section.

🌐 Available in 7 languages: English, French, Arabic, Chinese, Spanish, Russian, and Portuguese
🗓️ Open until Sunday, 8 March, 23:59 CET
🔗 Survey link: https://forms.office.com/e/XTBTDeqKMP

Your voice can help shape global action 💙

02/05/2026

The Global Sport and SDGs Baseline and Initial Impact Report was launched at Canada House by the Commonwealth Secretariat. This is the first global effort to measure how sport contributes to the Sustainable Development Goals using 60 indicators across 7 domains.

This report looks at contribution, not perfect attribution, because sport operates inside complex systems, and protects action rather than slowing it down. The framework keeps a stable core while allowing countries to adapt it to local contexts without losing rigour. The key misconception that data must be perfect to be useful can delay policy and program design when in reality, fit-for-purpose evidence supports better decisions now.

By co-designing measures, protecting people’s data, and using plain language, the evidence stays neutral, inclusive and usable. And for countries with limited data, the message is simple: start with what exists, establish a baseline, and build capability over time.

Gemma Wood was excited to be on the panel in London for the launch. The energy in the room reflected years of collaboration across governments, academia, and the sport for development sector. With thanks to Dr Lin C Sambili-Gicheha Layne Robinson Karina Gosalia and all who were involved in the report and dashboard creation and the launch!

find the report at
https://thecommonwealth.org/publications/global-sport-and-sustainable-development-report #:~:text=This%20report%20evaluates%20how%20physical,providing%20a%20baseline%20for%20measurement.

02/04/2026

Today the World Youth Report 2025 on Youth Mental Health and Well-being launches at the United Nations Commission for Social Development in New York.

Numbers and People Synergy was proud to design and deliver the global youth consultation that underpins this report.

This work brought lived experience into a flagship UN report, not as an add-on, but as evidence.

What the consultation did:
• Engaged over 2,500 young people across 137 countries
• Captured lived experience across education, work, poverty, discrimination, relationships, and digital environments
• Prioritised inclusion of young people facing structural disadvantage
• Used a mixed-methods approach to balance global patterns with real-world depth
• Embedded youth perspectives throughout the report to inform analysis and policy relevance

What the report shows clearly:
• Youth mental health is shaped by social and economic conditions, not individual factors alone
• Inequality matters, and shows up consistently across regions and contexts
• Trust, safety, and whether young people feel taken seriously shape engagement with systems and services

For governments and policymakers, this reinforces a simple truth. Youth mental health policy cannot sit only within health portfolios. It requires coordinated social development action.

Thank you to UN DESA for the opportunity to contribute, and to the thousands of young people who shared their time, insight, and lived experience to strengthen this work.