Studies show that people with mental health
problems get better and many recover completely.
Recovery refers to the process in which people are
able to live, work, learn, and participate fully in
their communities. There are more treatments,
services, and community support systems than
ever before, and they work
Many factors contribute to mental health
problems such as: Biological factors, such
as genes, physical illness, injury, or brain
chemistry, life experiences, such as
trauma or a history abuse, family history
of mental problems
People with severe mental
disorders die 10 to 20 years
earlier than the general
population.
About half mental disorders
begin before the age of 14
Less than half of the 139 countries that have
mental health policies and plans report having
these aligned with human rights conventions.
Almost 800 000 people die by suicide every
year; 1 person dies from suicide every 40
seconds. Suicide is the second leading cause
of death in individuals aged 15-29
MENTAL HEALTH
Depression is one of the leading causes of
disability, affecting 264 million people
Mental illnesses are health conditions
involving changes in emotion, thinking or
behaviour (or a combination of these).
Mental illnesses are associated with
distress and/or problems functioning in
social, work or family activities. Mental
illness is common.
Around 1 in 5 of the world's
children and adolescents have a
mental disorder.
Mental, neurological and substance use
disorders make up 10% of the global
burden of disease and 30% of non-fatal
disease burden
Rates of mental health workers vary from
below 2 per 100 000 population in low-income
countries to over 70 per 100 000 in high-
income countries.