World Mental Health Day 2022

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.

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.

Mental health is health. Over the past couple of years, Canadians have experienced rising levels of depression and anxiety. That's why we launched the ...

“Today, on behalf of the Government of Canada, I thank all those who provide invaluable services in support of mental health well-being, in Canada and around the world. From coast to coast to coast, we are investing in projects that deliver mental health supports to those who need it most, while we work with the provinces and territories to improve mental health care by developing national standards. This includes supporting experienced humanitarian partners worldwide in providing life-saving immediate assistance, such as psychosocial support in emergency settings and helping address the mental health needs of people in low- and middle-income countries, in particular young people.