WHAT IS MENTAL

HEALTH?
- Mental health includes our emotional,
psychological, and social well-being. It affects how
we think, feel, and act. It also helps determine how
we handle stress, relate to others, and make
healthy choices
 Eating Disorder Schizophrenia
2 3

Anxiety Disorder 1 4 Anxiety

Disorder

MENTAL
5 Bipolar
Depression 10 HEALTH
ISSUES
Obsessive–compulsive
Panic Disorder 9 6 disorder

Autism 8 7 Personal Disorder

 1st Anxiety Disorder
- Anxiety disorders are
characterized by
excessive fear and worry
and related behavioral
disturbances. Everyone
can experience anxiety,
but when symptoms are
overwhelming and
constant often
2nd Eating Disorder
- An eating disorder is a
mental disorder defined by
abnormal eating behaviors
that adversely affect a
person's physical or mental
health. Eating disorders are
characterized by the
intentional changing of food
consumption to the point
where physical health or
social behaviors are affected.
 3rd Schizophrenia
- Schizophrenia is a complex psychotic disorder characterised by
disruptions to thinking and emotions, and a distorted perception of
reality. Schizophrenia. The symptoms and causes of schizophrenia,
getting support and ways you can look after yourself.
4th PTSD
- Post-traumatic stress disorder
is a mental and behavioral
disorder that develops from
experiencing a traumatic event,
such as sexual assault, warfare,
traffic collisions, child abuse,
domestic violence, or other
threats on a person's life or
well-being. PTSD involves a
set of physiological and
psychological responses.
 5th Bipolar
- Bipolar disorder, previously known as
manic depression, is a mental disorder
characterized by periods of depression
and periods of abnormally elevated
mood that each last from days to weeks
Bipolar disorder causes dramatic shifts
in a person's mood, energy and ability
to think clearly such as sexual assault,
warfare, traffic collisions, child abuse,
domestic violence, or other threats on a
person's life or well-being. PTSD
involves a set of physiological and
6th OCD
- Obsessive–compulsive
disorder is a mental and
behavioral disorder in which an
individual has intrusive
thoughts and feels the need to
perform certain routines
repeatedly to relieve the
distress caused by the
obsession, to the extent where
it impairs general function.
People with obsessive-
 7th Personal Disorder
- Personality disorders are a
class of mental disorders
characterized by enduring
maladaptive patterns of
behavior, cognition, and inner
experience. Personality
disorders. Explains personality
disorders, including possible
causes and how you can access
treatment and support.
 8th Autism
- Autism, formally called autism spectrum disorder or autism
spectrum condition, is a neurodevelopmental disorder marked by
deficits in reciprocal social communication and the presence of
restricted and repetitive patterns of behavior.
 9th Panic Disorder
- This psychiatric disorder is characterized by panic attacks that
may seem to strike out of the blue and for no reason at all. People
with a panic disorder experience regular panic attacks involving
sudden, overwhelming terror or a sense of imminent disaster
 10th Depression
- Depression involves
recurrent, severe periods of
clear-cut changes in mood,
thought processes and
motivation lasting for a
minimum of two
weeks.People with depression
are at an increased risk of
suicide. Yet, effective
psychological treatment
exists, and depending on the
 GLOBAL
MENTAL
HEALTH
ACTION PLAN
Group 1
 WHAT IS GLOBAL MENTAL HEALTH
● The Global ACTION PLAN?
Mental Health Action Plan is a
comprehensive framework developed by
the World Health Organization (WHO) to
address mental health issues worldwide.

● Structure of the Comprehensive Mental

Health Action Plan
 WHAT IS GLOBAL MENTAL HEALTH
ACTION
● The vision of the PLAN?
action plan is a world in which
mental health is valued, promoted and protected,
mental disorders are prevented and persons
affected by these disorders are able to exercise
the full range of human rights and to access high
quality, culturally-appropriate health and social
care in a timely way to promote recovery, in order
to attain the highest possible level of health and
participate fully in society and at work, free from
stigmatization and discrimination.
 WHAT IS GLOBAL MENTAL HEALTH
ACTION PLAN?
● Its overall goal is to promote mental
well-being, prevent mental disorders,
provide care, enhance recovery,
promote human rights and reduce
the mortality, morbidity and disability
for persons with mental disorders.
 POLICY AND ADVOCACY
● The action plan recognizes the
essential role of mental health in
achieving health for all people. It is
based on a life-course approach,
aims to achieve equality through
universal health coverage and
stresses the importance of
prevention.
The WHO adopted a mental health action plan which has been extended to
2030 which includes the following major objectives:

01 to strengthen 03 to implement
effective leadership strategies for
and governance for promotion and
mental health; prevention in mental
health;

02 to provide 04 to strengthen
comprehensive, information systems,
integrated and evidence and research
responsive mental for mental health.
health and social care
services in community-
based
settings;
 The action plan relies on six cross-cutting principles
and approaches.

1. Universal health coverage. Regardless of age, sex,

socioeconomic status, race, ethnicity or sexual orientation,
and following the principle of equity, persons with mental
disorders should be able to access, without the risk
of impoverishing themselves, essential health and social
services that enable them to achieve recovery and the
highest attainable standard of health.
 The action plan relies on six cross-cutting principles
and approaches.

2. Human rights. Mental health strategies, actions and

interventions for treatment, prevention and promotion must
be compliant with the Convention on the Rights of Persons
with Disabilities and other international and regional
human rights instruments.
 The action plan relies on six cross-cutting principles
and approaches.

3. Evidence-based practice. Mental health strategies and

interventions for treatment, prevention and promotion
need to be based on scientific evidence and/or best
practice, taking cultural considerations into account.
 The action plan relies on six cross-cutting principles
and approaches.

4. Life-course approach. Policies, plans and services for

mental health need to take account of health and social
needs at all stages of the life-course, including infancy,
childhood, adolescence, adulthood and older age.
 The action plan relies on six cross-cutting principles
and approaches.

5. Multisectoral approach. A comprehensive and

coordinated response for mental health requires partnership
with multiple public sectors such as health, education,
employment, judicial, housing, social and other relevant
sectors as well as the private sector, as appropriate to the
country situation.
 The action plan relies on six cross-cutting principles
and approaches.

6. Empowerment of persons with mental disorders and

psychosocial disabilities. Persons with mental disorders
and psychosocial disabilities should be empowered and
involved in mental health advocacy, policy, planning,
legislation, service provision, monitoring, research and
evaluation.
 GLOBAL MENTAL HEALTH ACTION PLAN
FOCUSSES ON SEVERAL KEY AREAS:
•Increasing awareness and reducing stigma: This involves promoting
understanding and acceptance of mental health conditions to encourage
individuals to seek help without fear of discrimination.

•Strengthening mental health services: Improving access to mental

health services, including prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation,
especially in low-resource settings.

•Integrating mental health into primary care: Ensuring that mental health
services are integrated into primary healthcare systems to provide
comprehensive care to individuals with mental health conditions.
 GLOBAL MENTAL HEALTH ACTION PLAN
FOCUSSES ON SEVERAL KEY AREAS:

•Enhancing advocacy and policy development: Advocating for policies

that support mental health and investing in mental health programs and
services at the national and international levels.

•Promoting research and data collection: Supporting research efforts to

better understand the causes and effects of mental health disorders, as
well as collecting data to monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of
interventions.
 FRIENDLY ADVICE:

THINGS TO DO TO IMPROVE YOUR

MENTAL HEALTH;
- Try to relax and
reduce stress.
- Find ways to learn
and be creative.
- Spend Time with
Nature
- Connect with Others
- Try to Improve Your
Sleep
“It’s okay not to be okay.”