The first meeting of the Advisory Board of the Gulbenkian Global Mental Health Platform took place last 28th June, in Lisbon. The meeting was attended by prof. Marian Jacobs, dr. Mirta Roses, prof. Sir Michael Marmot, dr. P. Satishchandra, dr. Shekar Saxena and the members of the Steering Committee. During this day's work the various activities of the Gulbenkian Platform were discussed.