WHO calls on all stakeholders to work together to deepen the value and commitment given to #MentalHealth, reshape the environments that influence mental health and strengthen the systems that care for people’s mental health: WHO #WorldMentalHealthReport bit.ly/3ObYcR4
For decades #MentalHealth has been one of the most overlooked areas of public health, receiving a tiny part of the attention and resources it needs and deserves bit.ly/3ObYcR4
#WorldMentalHealthReport
In 2019, nearly 1 billion people – including 14% of the world’s adolescents - were living with a mental disorder bit.ly/3ObYcR4
#WorldMentalHealthReport
Social and economic inequalities, public health emergencies, war, and the climate crisis are among the global, structural threats to #MentalHealth.
Depression and anxiety went up by more than 25% in the first year of the pandemic alone bit.ly/3ObYcR4
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"My current therapist is different: She sees me as a person rather than my mental illness.
Receiving autonomy over my mental health care was the greatest contributor to my recovery."
-Alexandra
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#WorldMentalHealthReport
"My experience with postpartum depression was severe and painful. I suffered for a long time. My depression became chronic because of my ignorance and the ignorance of those around me."
-Amira
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"I grew up in rural Liberia and when I was 14 years old I became depressed. If people with psychosocial disabilities receive the attention and services they need, they too can contribute meaningfully to the world."
-Benjamin
#WorldMentalHealthReport
"The pain would not stop. In my head, in my mind, in my heart. I don't want to live anymore.
I understood that depression and anxiety can hit anyone, and it does not make us less of a person."
-Enoch
#WorldMentalHealthReport
"I did not go to the clinic for therapy for the entire year partly because of the fear of getting infected with #COVID19. The impact of COVID-19 on #MentalHealth cannot be underestimated."
-Esenam
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