Today is World Mental Health Day.
Date: 10 October 2020
• Close to one billion people have a mental disorder and anyone, anywhere, can be affected.
• Depression is one of the leading causes of illness and disability among adolescents and adults.
• 1 in 5 children and adolescents has a mental disorder.
• People with severe mental disorders such as schizophrenia tend to die 10-20 years earlier than the general population.
• Suicide is claiming the lives of close to 800 000 people every year ̶ 1 person every 40 seconds ̶- and is the second leading cause of death for young people aged 15-29 years.
Caring for each other and being aware of the mental health struggles you or those around you might be facing has never been more important.
It's okay not to be okay.
We're all in this together. 🤝🤝
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