The United Nations celebrates World Mental Health Day

The United Nations celebrated World Mental Health Day on Monday and issued a statement Antonio Guterres The UN Secretary-General on Twitter, stating: “The United Nations is committed to working with partners to promote mental well-being. Let’s make it a global priority and act quickly so that everyone, everywhere, has access to quality mental health care. “.

Today, Monday 10 October, the World Health Organization celebrates World Mental Health Day, stressing that while the pandemic has affected our mental health, the ability to reconnect through World Mental Health Day 2022 will provide us with the opportunity to reconnect. to protect and improve mental health.

Many aspects of mental health have been called into question and, prior to the outbreak of the pandemic in 2019, an estimated 1 in 8 people worldwide suffered from a mental disorder, the organization said in a new statement. far below what is needed, especially in low- and middle-income countries.

The organization added: “The Corona pandemic has caused a global mental health crisis, causing short- and long-term stress and undermining the mental health of millions of people. It is estimated that both anxiety and depression have increased. by more than 25%, during the first year of the outbreak, at the same time, mental health services were severely disrupted and the therapeutic gap for mental health conditions widened.