World Mental Health Day

Tatler editors share the rituals and active decisions that are a non-negotiable part of their constant self-care.

At the start of the week, I also typically plan ahead for the next five days. If I don’t plan for things the night before, I don’t function properly the next day. Our mental well-being is something that needs our constant effort and attention; while everyone goes about it differently, here are some of the ways Tatler editors show themselves a little TLC.

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World Mental Health Day is marked every year on October 10 to raise awareness about mental health around the world and to mobilize efforts to support those ...

Some of its early themes were Women and Mental Health (1996), Children and Mental Health (1997), Mental Health and Human Rights (1998) and Mental Health and Ageing (1999). The day initially did not have a specific theme and its aim was mental health advocacy and educating the public on relevant issues. Talking may also change how you see and feel about the situation in ways you find helpful. There is a visible increase in the number of people expressing self-harm thoughts. The large number of activities, events and talks conducted on this day provide a boost to mental health awareness,” says Mumbai-based psychiatrist Dr Harish Shetty. World Mental Health Day was first observed on October 10, 1992, as an annual activity of World Federation for Mental Health.

By Dr Poonam Khetrapal Singh, WHO Regional Director for South-East AsiaOn World Mental Health Day, WHO is calling on Member States in the South-East Asia ...

It aims to help all countries of the Region build on and accelerate longstanding efforts to implement equitable mental health policies, laws, programmes and services, in line with the Region’s Flagship Priorities on preventing and controlling noncommunicable diseases, strengthening emergency risk management and achieving universal health coverage. The Paro Declaration aims to ensure that all people in the Region can access quality mental health care, close to where they live, without financial hardship. On World Mental Health Day, WHO is calling on Member States in the South-East Asia Region to intensify action to achieve access for all to quality mental health care, in line with the recently adopted Paro Declaration on universal access to people-centred mental health care and services.

New Delhi: Healthcare experts on Sunday underlined the need for more psychiatrists and developing a support system to tackle mental health issues which they ...

These are some of the reasons for the rise in mental health disorders since the pandemic," he said. An estimated 15 per cent of working-age adults have a mental disorder at any point in time. Screen addiction in children increased dramatically," he said. Some people were so afraid of being infected by the virus that they went overboard to maintain hygiene, started washing their hands and using hand sanitizers excessively, which led to compulsive disorder in some people. So we were forced to do things we had never done before, he said. For many who require such ongoing care, the shutdowns were disastrous.

Minister for Mental Health Bronnie Taylor is encouraging people to pause and take a moment today to consider how they are feeling. “We may often neglect our ...

Most importantly, if you need help, make sure you reach out for it, whether through your family, friends or mental health services.” “By taking just a few moments out of the day to focus on yourself, your environment and how you are feeling, you’re already taking small but beneficial steps to support your mental health and wellbeing.” People across NSW are being urged to tune into their mental health and reach out to the many available services if they need support, this World Mental Health Day.

On World Mental Health Day, Moneycontrol interacted with a cross-section of major corporations to find out what kind of policies they have adopted to ...

It includes a mental well-being check-up as part of the annual preventive health check-up available to all employees.“Recognising that a one-size-fits-all approach won’t work across a diverse workforce, P&G India has evolved its mental well-being programme basis real employee experiences and feedback,” says Srinivas. Mental health at Indian workplaces has received a lot of attention in the last two years, in the wake of the pandemic. Employees have benefited greatly from it,” says Thirukkumaran Nagarajan, VP and Head of HR at IBM India/South Asia. In India, nearly 65 percent of healthcare spending is out-of-pocket by individuals. It has introduced the Emotional Wellbeing Leave or EWB. Amid all this, expenditure on mental health has been meagre at best.

Many footballers around the world have bravely shared their personal stories with FIFPRO on mental health – all emphasising the importance of talking and ...

It was hard to be happy in that moment when I was suffering such loss. When I thought that I wasn’t going to finish my 3.5 years in college, I started seeing a psychologist. We simply have to be there for them, and let them know that they’re not alone.” It really helped me get through that experience. “Currently I am not struggling, but I was in a really bad situation in 2019. “The shining light through all of that was the support I received from Manchester United. The more we share our stories, the more we can connect with people of all different backgrounds and cultures. He also spoke to the other players and told them that we needed to look out for each other. "When I first experienced mental health issues in college I hid it. We can’t judge them and say what’s right or wrong. Something needs to be done about that." “The coach was very positive, and he offered me very positive advice.

More than 250 Cityzens Giving Young Leaders from 30 cities around the world have taken part in our first Digital Forum of the season supported by Official ...

We look forward to continuing to support them as they take the learnings from today back to their communities.” "We hope the conversations had in these forums will continue to inspire them to develop as coaches and advocates for mental health in their local communities. Jason El-Kaleh, Community Outreach Officer for Mental Health at City in the Community (CITC), said: “It is brilliant to see so many Young Leaders around the world engaged in discussing how they can use football to support young people with their mental health and wellbeing.

Stigma, discrimination, and human rights violations against people with mental health conditions are widespread in communities and care systems everywhere.

This training was designed to improve the quality of care in mental health and related services and to promote the rights of people with psychosocial, intellectual and cognitive disabilities. Mental health conditions are usually painful and unfortunately stigma only amplifies that distress. With approximately one billion people living with a mental disorder in 2019, services are radically under resourced. The Report provides a blueprint for governments, academics, health professionals, civil society and others with an ambition to support the world in transforming mental health. We must normalize talking about mental health and its multitude of conditions because stigma is the chain onto which all mental health conditions link. However, that represents only part of the issue; personal shame, internalized through an individual’s mental health suffering, is a silent problem.

World Mental Health Day 2022 on 10 October is a chance to "rekindle our efforts and improve mental health" according to the World Health Organization.

[Policy Brief](https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/9789240057944) co-authored with the International Labour Organization, should be the go-to resource for any employer looking to enhance their approach to supporting workplace mental health. [end is in sight](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/sep/14/end-of-covid-pandemic-in-sight-says-world-health-organization)’ for the pandemic. [costing the global economy approximately $1 trillion every year](https://www.who.int/teams/mental-health-and-substance-use/mental-health-in-the-workplace) in lost productivity. One such guideline recommended the use of manager training for helping to protect mental health at work. [Learn more](https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2022/09/workplaces-effectively-support-mental-health/) about the WHO's guidelines for supporting mental health at work. Shobana Kamineni, Executive Vice-Chairperson of Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Limited emphasises the need to embed technology into healthcare to ease pressures. Despite how widespread mental health problems are, services, skills and funding for this global health issue “remain in short supply, and fall far below what is needed, especially in low and middle-income countries”, according to the WHO. [Dévora Kestel](https://www.weforum.org/agenda/authors/devora-kestel), Director of the Department of Mental Health and Substance Use at the Forum, [Shyam Bishen](https://www.weforum.org/agenda/authors/shyam-bishen), Head of Health and Healthcare at the Forum and [Miranda Wolpert](https://www.weforum.org/agenda/authors/miranda-wolpert), Director of Mental Health at the Wellcome Trust explore how employers can support workers' mental health. In some countries, they are also more likely to suffer human rights violations, discrimination and stigma. [Susanne Andreae](https://www.weforum.org/agenda/authors/susanne-andreae), Head of Health and Healthcare Industry at the Forum and [Melissa Betheil](https://www.weforum.org/agenda/authors/melissa-betheil), Partner Engagement Lead of Health and Healthcare at the Forum share insights from healthcare CEOs on how to make wellbeing a priority. [Find out more](https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2022/10/what-is-world-mental-health-day/) about World Mental Health Day 2022. [rekindle our efforts to protect and improve mental health](https://www.who.int/campaigns/world-mental-health-day/2022),” says the World Health Organization (WHO).

News-Medical speaks to Prof. Charlotte Hanlon, psychiatrist and researcher, about her work within the field of Global Mental Health and the importance of ...

I led the first service trial in a low-income African country for people with severe mental health conditions, showing that primary care workers could deliver mental health care as safely and effectively as mental health professionals ( [https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanpsy/article/PIIS2215-0366(21)00384-9/fulltext](https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanpsy/article/PIIS2215-0366(21)00384-9/fulltext)). Current projects include HOPE, an NIHR global health research group on homelessness and severe mental illness (co-PI with Professor Atalay Alem), SCOPE, a Wellcome Trust-funded study of the context of psychosis in Ethiopia to inform outcomes (PI), PROMISE, a Wellcome Trust-funded study on improving detection and care for people with psychosis in Malawi (PI Professor Stephen Lawrie), and PRIZE, an MRC-funded project to pilot a peer support intervention for people with psychosis in South Africa (co-PIs Dr. We've got a really exciting new project (HOPE) that is working in the area of homelessness and severe mental illness, which is a very visible problem in every country of the world, and yet still manages to be overlooked in terms of response. In HOPE, we'll be working in Ghana, Ethiopia, and Kenya with a diverse group of people, including mental health service user associations, policymakers or collaborators, and the WHO. I think seeing people supported and able to live in the community, a “rubbing of shoulders” with everybody else, is perhaps one of the key things that can help reduce stigma. There are many contributors, but I think a big contribution comes from inadequacies in providing health and social care to people with mental health conditions. The focus that we have is on shifting that center of gravity to our low and middle-income country partners because we very much recognize that global mental health needs to have really strong leadership from the global south. Because when people can access care in a timely way that meets their needs and enables them to recover, the general public can see that, and that's an extremely potent antidote to stigma. So in Ethiopia, we are doing some work with our mental health service user association, and we've got some new funds to co-develop some interventions around raising awareness and reducing stigma. A key obstacle that we face in Ethiopia, which is also a factor in many other countries, is that mental health goes hand-in-hand with poverty. So in that sense, there's quite a lot of momentum and a much stronger platform for change. That tends to involve the co-development, testing, and implementation of different sorts of psychological interventions, service models, and health systems strengthening approaches.

Governments, UN agencies, and humanitarian organizations should take concrete steps to develop and invest in psychosocial support for people affected by ...

[research](https://www.hrw.org/news/2022/03/24/france-afghan-evacuees-need-mental-health-support) in France showed that despite important efforts to welcome, promptly accommodate, and support Afghan evacuees, many still faced significant hurdles in getting psychosocial support. In addition to experiencing psychological harm from the traumatic events that drive people from their homes, [research](https://journals.plos.org/plosmedicine/article?id=10.1371/journal.pmed.1003337#sec015) shows that forcibly displaced people often experience additional distress both during the escape and after, while they adjust to an unfamiliar place. Receiving countries also have an obligation to provide psychosocial support, as part of their international commitment to the right to health. “It’s essential to prevent further suffering, as well as long-term consequences for individuals, their families, and entire communities.” The needs in Ukraine remain high, and in other crisis situations that have received less attention psychosocial support is often overlooked. All but one person said they and their children have not had access to mental health and psychosocial support services. He was treated for injuries at the military hospital, but “Nobody came to ask about my mind,” he said. “They only treated my body.” Two years later, he sought help but the trauma remains: “I still have flashbacks, all night I can’t sleep. The father of a 13-year-old boy with a developmental disability, said: “This situation made him more withdrawn. In line with the theme of Yet, the services available are often insufficient. Governments, donors, and humanitarian aid organizations should prioritize community-based, rights-respecting services that uphold people’s autonomy and dignity.

News and Press Release in English on World and 4 other countries about Protection and Human Rights; published on 10 Oct 2022 by Trócaire.

Immaculee began to abuse drugs to try and block out the pain of what had happened to her. “There are so many cases of violence against women in this village,” said Katembo Bernard who volunteers at the listening point. This ‘listening point’ provides a safe space for survivors of violence to seek support. It took over three years of hard work to build trust and understanding through group activities, meetings and mediation. With Trócaire and ECAP’s help, 15 women survivors fought for justice at the highest court of Guatemala. The playground uses colourful materials to help children feel safe and relaxed, so they can escape the hardships of daily life in the refugee camps and have fun with other children. Yet a small hut in a remote village in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is a lifeline to many women who are affected by violence here. These supports can make a huge difference for survivors as they seek recovery, healing and justice. In many of the countries that Trócaire works in, people are severely affected by trauma because of these types of incidents. Trócaire’s local partner SAWA is providing Maya and her community with this ‘Safe Haven’ centre where children can play in the playground, do art and attend classes. During the 36-year-long Guatemalan civil war (1960 – 1996), indigenous women were systematically raped and enslaved by the military. Learn how we support children in conflict zones, women affected by sexual violence, and other projects that help people recover from trauma and violence.

We tackled weighty issues including mental health—in particular challenges for health care workers, who have experienced heightened stress, increased violence ...

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Drug addict, drug abuser, drug user, alcoholic and drunk: Addiction is a chronic but treatable medical condition. Using person-first language shows that it is ...

The COVID-19 pandemic illustrated that mental health cannot wait. MHPSS is not passive, it is active, respecting people's agency and strengthening their resilience in the face of adversity by allowing people to resume functional lives. Drug addict, drug abuser, drug user, alcoholic and drunk: Addiction is a chronic but treatable medical condition. : Saying this means labelling a person by their mental illness. Instead, say: a person has a diagnosis of schizophrenia. This is true too, during armed conflicts, which often have direct and serious consequences on people's mental health and well-being.