Writing & Thinking

Relationships, repair, and the practice of caring ways of being together.

Selected essays, papers, and field notes by Lian Zeitz on philanthropic strategy, contemplative practice, and the field of youth mental health.

Most recent

March 2024 · Essay · 2 min read

The Role of The Sacred in Systems Change

What if the deepest leverage point in any system is not strategy or capital, but the quality of presence we bring to it? An essay on contemplative practice and structural change.

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Earlier writing

November 2023

Working paper

Learning From the Climate-Mental Health Convergence

How the emerging field of climate-aware mental health is teaching us about complex care. Lessons from a global cohort working at the intersection.

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2 min

2022

The Lancet Planetary Health

Global Priorities for Climate Change and Mental Health

A peer-reviewed framing of priority actions for governments, philanthropy, and civil society as climate change reshapes mental health worldwide.

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2 min

2021

Cities & Health

Towards mental health-friendly cities during and after COVID-19

Co-authored research on what it takes for cities to become genuinely supportive of mental health, drawn from a multi-country urban initiative.

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2 min