{"id":4301,"date":"2025-12-17T02:23:57","date_gmt":"2025-12-17T02:23:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/d9news.com\/index.php\/2025\/12\/17\/youth-voices-leaders-unite-for-mental-health\/"},"modified":"2025-12-17T02:23:57","modified_gmt":"2025-12-17T02:23:57","slug":"youth-voices-leaders-unite-for-mental-health","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/d9news.com\/index.php\/2025\/12\/17\/youth-voices-leaders-unite-for-mental-health\/","title":{"rendered":"Youth voices, leaders unite for mental health"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"medium-insert-images ui-sortable\">\n<figure contenteditable=\"false\">\n    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.geo.tv\/assets\/uploads\/updates\/2025-11-11\/633111_3679158_updates.jpg\" alt=\"Unplugged 2025 \u2013 Ab Chup Nahin concert at AKU. \u2014 Unplugged 2025\" width=\"700\" height=\"400\" class=\"\"\/><figcaption contenteditable=\"true\" class=\"\">Unplugged 2025 \u2013 Ab Chup Nahin concert at AKU. \u2014 Unplugged 2025<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Pakistan\u2019s only youth-led concert for mental health brings together students from AKU, IBA, and IVS for an evening of music, connection, and hope.<\/p>\n<p>More than 450 students, educators, healthcare professionals, artists and civil society leaders gathered at Aga Khan University (AKU) on Saturday for Unplugged 2025 \u2013 <i>Ab Chup Nahin <\/i>(Silent No More), a youth-led concert placing the spotlight on mental health in Pakistan.<\/p>\n<p>Organised by Synapse Pakistan Neuroscience Institute and hosted by the AKU Brain and Mind Institute (AKU-BMI) in collaboration with the Institute of Business Administration (IBA) Karachi and the Indus Valley School of Art and Architecture (IVS), the event is, as far as the organisers know, the only annual concert series in the world established by youth for youth mental-health awareness.<\/p>\n<p>Led by renowned musician and music therapist Asif Sinan, a live band of seasoned performers shared the stage with young singers aged 14\u201326, taking the audience on a cross-generational journey through classics and contemporary hits.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"medium-insert-images ui-sortable\">\n<figure contenteditable=\"false\">\n    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.geo.tv\/assets\/uploads\/updates\/2025-11-11\/633111_4140089_updates.jpg\" alt=\"Unplugged 2025 \u2013 Ab Chup Nahin concert at AKU. \u2014 Unplugged 2025\" width=\"700\" height=\"400\" class=\"\"\/><figcaption contenteditable=\"true\" class=\"\">Unplugged 2025 \u2013 Ab Chup Nahin concert at AKU. \u2014 Unplugged 2025<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>From <i>Mujhse Pehle Si Mohabbat<\/i> and <i>Aitebaar<\/i> to <i>Pasoori<\/i> and <i>Uptown Funk<\/i>\u2014with <i>Hotel California<\/i> and <i>Rolling in the Deep<\/i> echoing alongside <i>Tajdar-e-Haram<\/i>, <i>Khamaaj <\/i>and <i>Laal Meri Pat<\/i>\u2014the setlist underscored music\u2019s power to transcend barriers and \u201cbreak the silence\u201d around youth mental health.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOver 60% of our population is under the age of thirty, and a quarter of them are suffering from mental health distress,\u201d said Dr Ayesha Mian, Founder and CEO of Synapse. \u201cOur young people are ready to lead the conversation on mental health \u2014 we just needed to give them the platform. 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