Thread by @WHO

WHO, @ASEAN and @FIFAcom launched the #ReachOut campaign for better #mentalhealth with the support of  past and current football ⚽️ players👉 bit.ly/3rRzATQ

#Depression affects more than 260 million people in the world while around half of all #mentalhealth conditions start by age 14.

#Suicide is the fourth leading cause of death in young people aged 15-29.

⚽️ bit.ly/3rRzATQ #ReachOut 

Among active football players:
23% report sleep disturbance
9% have reported #depression 
7% suffer from anxiety

Among retired players:
28% is struggling to sleep
13% suffers from depression
11% is having anxiety

⚽️ bit.ly/3rRzATQ #ReachOut

Working from 🏠, unemployment, 🏫 closures & social isolation have affected people 🌍 during the #COVID19 pandemic. The challenges for people with #mentalhealth conditions, for whom access to treatment has been disrupted, are even greater.

⚽️ bit.ly/3rRzATQ #ReachOut