In its largest review of global mental health in two decades, the World Health Organisation reported about one in eight people globally live with a mental disorder. healthcare mentalhealth mentalhealthcrisis WorldNews WHO
The World Health Organisation on Friday called on all nations to invest more in mental health, saying "the suffering is enormous" and has been made worse by the COVID-19 pandemic.
"All these numbers are very, very low," Mark Van Ommeren of the WHO's mental health unit told a news conference. "Interest in mental health right now is at an all-time-high" due to the pandemic, he said. It is worse for those living in conflict zones, where one in five people are estimated to suffer from a mental health condition.
Enoch Li in China told WHO researchers that she "used to look down upon those who wanted to kill themselves" before severe depression made her suicidal.
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