MENTAL HEALTH WEEK: OCTOBER 9-15

                  Mental Health Week in 2011 will run from the 9 October – 15 October.The theme for Mental Health Week 2011 is – “Keeping the Balance: Investing in Your Mind and Body”                     05 Facts About Mental Health

1. Depression is the leading cause of disability worldwide.

2. 33% of countries have no mental health budget.

3. 80% of the global burden of disease due to mental disorders is found in low- and middle-income countries.

4. On average about 8,00,000 people commit suicide every year, 86% of them in low- and middle-income countries. More than half of the people who kill themselves are aged between 15 and 44. 

5. War and other major disaster have a large impact on the mental health and psychosocial well being.