The Lancet Commission on global mental health and sustainable development1 sets out ambitious recommendations for the transformation of global mental health according to the UN's wide-ranging Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) for 2030. The depth of the Commission's report capture the complex, diverse, and sometimes contradictory positions and perspectives of mental health stakeholders, including the ultimate beneficiaries of the proposed reforms—people with lived experience of mental health problems who may use mental health services, along with their carers and communities.