World Mental Health Day

Hibee

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Posted 10/10/2012 7:59 AM (GMT 0)

Hi All

Today is World Mental Health Day to help promote awareness of mental health issues and to help break the stigma and discrimination we all face. The last couple of years have been the most challenging in my journey with mental health and I have had to deal with a lot of stigma and discrimination so feel it's important to get the message out that it's ok to talk about mental health and the more that do the better.

Have a good day everyone

Hibee

stkitt

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Posted 10/10/2012 3:24 PM (GMT 0)

Hibee,
Great job for posting this reminder to everyone.
This year the theme for the day is "Depression: A Global Crisis".
Depression affects more than 350 million people of all ages, in all communities, and is a significant contributor to the global burden of disease.
Although there are known effective treatments for depression, access to treatment is a problem in most countries and in some countries fewer than 10% of those who need it receive such treatment.
It is sites like Healing Well that offer another option to people with mental health support. We are here, online, to support each other and we are open to the whole world so no matter where you come from you can share your problems, thoughts and feelings with us and we will understand where you are coming from.
Kindly,
Kitt

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