For decades you have had a representative who speaks about love for our constituency, but what we see and live with daily, paints a very different picture.
Mental health conditions are usually painful and unfortunately stigma only amplifies that distress. Let’s embrace the wise words of this year’s World Mental Health Day theme and make mental health and well-being for all a truly global priority.
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4. Listen to the voices of people with lived experience of mental health conditions. Their experience will teach us how best to support and care for them.
3. Prioritize mental health through our own self-care, analyzing workplace practices to ensure employees thrive and ensuring there is strong community care for mental health.
1. Fund mental health services – it is estimated that countries spend less than 2% of their health care budget on mental health services. With approximately one billion people living with a mental disorder in 2019, services are radically under resourced.
The theme for this year is 'Make mental health and well-being for all a global priority'. The Day provides an opportunity for all stakeholders working on mental health issues to talk about their work, & what more needs to be done to make mental health care a reality for everyone.
Tune into Observer Radio (91.1 FM) tomorrow morning, Tuesday 4th October at 7:15 AM and join DNA's Candidate for St. John's City South @rolandtimothy22 on Observer AM with Daren Matthew-Ward.