World Mental Health Day 2014

Commemoration of World Mental Health Day on 10 October is aimed at creating public awareness to make issues related to mental health a global priority. Efforts are also aimed at attracting investment support to improve treatment of mental health conditions.

Facts about mental health:

• About half of mental disorders begin before the age of 14
• War and other major disaster such as trauma incidents contribute to the causes of mental health disorders.
• Mental disorders are one of the most well known and treatable causes of suicide.
• Discrimination against families and people with mental disorders prevents people from seeking mental healthcare.
• There is a huge number of reports on violation of human rights to people with mental disabilities across the globe.

Source: World Health Organisation