FlashMob: S&G international volunteers against Mental Health's stigma
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May is the Mental Health Awareness Month, provides a timely reminder that that mental health is essential and that those living with mental health issues are deserving of care, understanding, compassion, and pathways to hope, healing, recovery, and fulfillment.
It is estimated that currently worldwide over 792 million people live with a mental health disorder.
A study determining depression and related factors in society found that, in Turkey, the pandemic has caused mild-level mental diseases across all socio-demographic groups. The results of the study also concluded that mental health levels were significantly higher in the 18-29 year age group, women, single people and those living in poverty. Turkey has currently one of the highest level of depression among youth within the EuroMediterranean area.
Statistics show that in Finland 60% of young women (18-29) are taking or took in early life medications/pills for mental health.
Mental Health is an essential component of one’s overall health and wellbeing, and it's essential to understand that mental illnesses must not be stigmatized, as they are common and often highly treatable. The latest coronavirus pandemic has shown us that worry, isolation, loneliness, depression and anxiety would become collective experiences shared by literally everyone.
For LGBTQ people, stigma and discrimination – part of what is known as “minority stress” – can take a terrible toll on mental health. According to the National Alliance on Mental Illness, LGBTQ individuals are more than twice as likely as their heterosexual peers to suffer from a mental health condition such as major depression or generalized anxiety disorder, and LQBTQ people are at higher risk than the general population for suicidal thoughts and attempts.
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