This World Mental Health Day (10.10.2020), WHO, together with partner organizations, @UnitedGMH and the World Federation for Mental Health, is calling for a massive scale-up in investment in #MentalHealth.
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#MentalHealth is one of the most neglected areas of public health.
💔 Close to 1 billion people are living with a mental disorder
💔 3 million people die every year from the harmful use of alcohol
💔 One person dies every 40 seconds by suicide
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Billions of people around the world have been affected by the #COVID19 pandemic, which is having a further impact on people’s #MentalHealth
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Relatively few people around the world have access to quality #MentalHealth services.
In low- and middle-income countries, more than 75% of people with mental, neurological and substance use disorders receive no treatment for their condition at all.
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Furthermore, stigma, discrimination, punitive legislation and human rights abuses related to #MentalHealth are still widespread.
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Countries spend on average only 2% of their health budgets on #MentalHealth.
Despite some increases in recent years, international development assistance for mental health has never exceeded 1% of all development assistance for health.
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This is despite the fact that for every USD1 invested in scaled-up treatment for common mental disorders such as depression and anxiety, there is a return of USD5 in improved health and productivity.
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On World Mental Health Day, 10 October, the WHO will, for the first time ever, host a global online advocacy event on #MentalHealth.
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At this event - the Big Event for #MentalHealth - WHO will showcase the work that its staff are doing around the world to reduce mental illness and the harmful use of alcohol and drugs bit.ly/34ECYYw
During the Big Event for #MentalHealth, we will explain how WHO supporting countries to bring quality mental health care to 100 million more people.
World leaders and #MentalHealth experts will join @DrTedros to talk about their commitment to mental health and what more must be done bit.ly/2YHHDVL
World-renowned musicians who have spoken out about the importance of #MentalHealth will talk about their motivation and perform.
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Sportsmen and women whose lives have been affected by mental ill health will share their experiences and how they have dealt with conditions such as depression and anxiety. bit.ly/2YHHDVL #mentalhealth
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