Today is World Mental Health Day and people around the world are being encouraged to start conversations about mental health matters which should help to raise awareness of such conditions to help find treatments and possible cures. The theme of this year’s event is “Mental Health Is A Universal Human Right which helps to highlight the urgency of the need to find treatments or cures for such conditions.
Nowadays people suffering from mental health conditions can be some what isolated from the rest of society as they may be considered to be abnormal or odd by the rest of society. There can be a wide variety of different conditions which people can suffer from which come under the umbrella of mental health. These can range from Agoraphoia to Trichotillomania. Each different mental health condition can have very different symptoms so more awareness needs to be raised about these so people know what to look out for in order to help others.
The Mental Health Foundation is dedicated to addressing the inequalities in mental health treatment to help ensure that people who suffer from such conditions can have better treatments and equal opportunities to access different facilities which they might not have otherwise had access to. This means that they are working towards promoting the emphasis of good mental health for all and not just for a select few. This helps to promote equality through modern day society and allows people who have such conditions access many forms of help and support which they might not have otherwise had access to.
This year, over 260,000 people have had a Tea & Talk for World Mental Health Day – raising vital funds for mental health! Every donation supports our life-changing work and brings us closer to a world with good mental health for all. There have also been over 7, 000 Tea & Talk events arranged across the UK which help to spread the message of highlighting awareness of different conditions. The more people know about such conditions, the better prepared they will be to keep an eye out for them and help those in need.
People across the country have been invited to do extra community work or arrange fund raising events which will help increase more money in an effort to find cures. This could include doing things such as sponsored walks, runs or other such events. They can also invite their friends and peers to take part with them and this helps to crowd fund more money which is essential when looking for new ways to diagnose people etc.
People should also be prepared to talk about their own mental health and share their own experiences as this can help people support themselves as well as other people. As the old saying goes, “A Problem Shared Is A Problem Halved” so the more people who know about different issues, the higher the chance of potentially finding new treatments or even cures.
Listening can be one of the most valuable ways to be there for someone. Show them that you’re actively listening by facing them, making eye contact, and not interrupting. Questions can help you clarify what they mean and also show that you’re actively listening. But make sure the questions are relevant to what they’re saying, and not changing the subject.
Having a mental health condition should never be a reason to deprive a person of their human rights or to exclude them from decisions about their own health. Yet all over the world, people with mental health conditions continue to experience a wide range of human rights violations. Many are excluded from community life and discriminated against, while many more cannot access the mental health care they need or can only access care that violates their human rights.
If you’d like more information on World Mental Health Day or would like to find any events happening near you, please visit: World Mental Health Day 2023 | Mental Health Foundation
