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Promoting Young People’s Mental Health

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Promoting Young People’s Mental Health: An Urgent Need. Life Skills Need to be Taught

The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared mental health to be the foundation for wellbeing and effective functioning for both the individual and the community as a whole. The best path to lifelong wellness is one that starts with good MH!

What is mental health? According to WHO, it is “a state of wellbeing in which an individual realizes his or her own abilities, can cope with the normal stresses of life, can work productively, and is able to make a contribution to his or her community.”

Young People and Mental Health

The WHO report indicates that the global burden of mental illness is alarmingly high. Among the mental disorders, the most prevalent is depression.

The statistics on depression can look quite depressing! The numbers are far highe than most of us may be aware of. Worldwide, 350 million people worldwide are affected by it! This percentage is predicted to increase. In fact, the forecast was that by the year 2020, in both men and women, depression might become second only to Ischemic Heart Disease (IHD), and might overtake the position of IHD by 2030. Hence the urgent need to treat depression and other related mental health problems.

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Sr Jessia MSJ

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