Whilst world leaders gather for the G7 Summit in Évian, they arrive with a landmark joint statement in their luggage: a decisive call from the S7 Academies to elevate brain health to the top of the global agenda.
The joint statement, “Advancing Brain Health (including Mental Health) for Global Societal Resilience“, was delivered in the framework of the G7 process to President Macron in May by the national science academies of the G7 nations.
Signed by leading scientific academies from Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States, the statement represents a major milestone in the growing international recognition of brain health as not only a health and research challenge, but also a societal, economic and geopolitical imperative.
The statement calls on G7 leaders to adopt brain health as a cross-cutting priority across policy domains ranging from health and education to research, innovation and economic growth. By embracing a holistic and integrated approach to brain health, the statement recognizes the interconnections between neurological and mental health conditions, their shared determinants and risk factors, and the need for coordinated action across the entire life course.
Alignment with EP BrainHealth
These global recommendations reflect the core objectives of the European Partnership for Brain Health (EP BrainHealth). The launch of the Partnership in January 2026 marked a historic milestone for brain research and innovation. Bringing together over 60 participants from more than 30 countries, the EP BrainHealth represents one of the world’s largest collaborative initiatives in brain research.
The Partnerships’ Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda (SRIA) mirrors the strategic goals of the S7 statement by prioritising prevention across the lifespan, harnessing AI for early diagnosis, and integrating social and ethical dimensions into research. The publication of the S7 Academies Joint Statement sends a strong signal that the international scientific and policy communities are increasingly aligned around the need for more coordinated, ambitious and integrated action to improve brain health.