Let's talk about mental health.
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Around 20% of the world's children and adolescents have mental disorders or problems.
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Over 800,000 people die due to suicide every year and suicide is the second leading cause of death in 15-29-year-olds.
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Stigma and discrimination against patients and families prevent people from seeking mental health care.
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Around 20% of the world's children and adolescents have mental disorders or problems.
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Over 800,000 people die due to suicide every year and suicide is the second leading cause of death in 15-29-year-olds.
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Stigma and discrimination against patients and families prevent people from seeking mental health care.
In order to increase the availability of mental health services, there are 5 key barriers that need to be overcome:
In order to increase the availability of mental health services, there are 5 key barriers that need to be overcome:
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the absence of mental health from the public health agenda and the implications for funding
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the current organization of mental health services
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lack of integration within primary care
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inadequate human resources for mental health
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and lack of public mental health leadership
What can WE do to help?
Maps!
Maps can help in our advocacy for
MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS
Maps can show where the nearest help is, and encourage people to seek professional help.
MENTAL HEALTH AWHERENESS!
Mental Health AWHEREness is an online platform and a map that shows the locations and information of mental health services to make it easier for people to look for professional help.
It also encourages volunteers to help by contributing their local knowledge to map these places. Aside from the website instructions, MAPATHONS or offline mapping workshops are conducted to teach the mapping process.
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