East Asia Summit Leaders’ Statement on Mental Health Cooperation

WE, the participating countries of the East Asia Summit met via videoconferencing on 27 October 2021, under Brunei Darussalam’s 2021 ASEAN Chairmanship on the occasion of the 16th East Asia Summit (EAS);

NOTING WITH CONCERN the continued spread of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) which is a threat to human health, safety and well-being and has caused unprecedented and severe impacts on families, communities, societies and economies, disrupting essential mental health services worldwide;