{"id":8,"date":"2023-10-03T21:35:55","date_gmt":"2023-10-03T21:35:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/centeredcities.org\/?page_id=8"},"modified":"2023-10-13T18:25:29","modified_gmt":"2023-10-13T18:25:29","slug":"centered-cities","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/centeredcities.org\/","title":{"rendered":"Centered Cities"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Inner Development for
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The Movement<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
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Centered Cities aims to create a future where cities and communities work together to support young people\u2019s mental health and wellbeing.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Our world today faces no shortage of challenges \u2013 from climate change to poverty to the pandemic. Our ability to act and adapt depends on how well we support the mental health and wellbeing of emerging generations. Yet current interventions and systems fall drastically short of meeting young people\u2019s needs. Even as access to traditional care is rising, mental distress and social isolation are also rising. Suicide is the fourth-leading cause of death among 15-29-year-olds (WHO). And more often than not, energy is spent addressing the symptoms rather than the root issues. We need more than a new approach \u2013 we need to revolutionize wellbeing.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n

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Centered Cities is a global movement that fosters inner development for collective wellbeing<\/strong>. By taking a more holistic approach, including aspects such as meaning, hopefulness, belonging, and relationship to nature, we can transform mental health and wellbeing for young people, as well as broader systems and society.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Delivering on this mission requires a movement. Centered Cities is driven by the collective creativity, wisdom, and passion of partners collaborating across generational, disciplinary, sectoral, cultural, and other boundaries. <\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n

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Centered Cities Framework<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t

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The Centered Cities philosophy serves as a roadmap that communities can use to improve mental health and wellbeing for all. Between 2018 and 2023, youth leaders, researchers, social entrepreneurs, and system leaders across multiple countries have been collaborating to develop a unifying framework for global action that is rooted in local cultures and their unique contexts. By leveraging city-level analysis and \u201con-the-ground\u201d work, and by having youth at the center of transformation and linking them to systems that need to change, the movement aims to drive outcomes in four areas: the inner, social, and environmental dimensions of young people\u2019s life journeys, as well as underlying systems.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n

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In order to achieve outcomes in these areas,
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Centered Cities is starting with a focus on enacting the paradigm shifts across six domains.<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t

The Centered Cities Framework helps diverse actors in cities come together and develop a shared vision and goals. While action in a single domain can have a significant impact, action across multiple domains creates the multiplying effects needed for lasting change. More cities collaborating globally will further accelerate change.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n

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Call to Action<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t

We are calling creative and collaborative leaders in cities and communities around the world to join us.<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJoin the Movement<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n
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Every city is an ecosystem of individuals bonded by a shared space, culture, or community. The Centered Cities movement is no different. Achieving holistic change requires unbounded collaboration between change makers from every corner of a city\u2019s ecosystem.<\/p>\n

We are driving collective action locally in cities and communities around the world, while also forming a global community to exchange best practices, stories, and learnings. This approach enables us to both accelerate on-the-ground work and build a global network of knowledge to benefit cities worldwide. Helping each other, we help our communities take critical steps toward societal transformation.<\/span><\/p>\n

Add your city to the growing global movement to transform wellbeing. Work with us to adopt and co-create the Centered Cities framework in your city. Join the movement today!<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n

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