WHO World Mental Health Day 2020Increased investment in mental health
This is a special newsletter for WHO World Mental Health Day 2020.
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WHO World Mental Health Day
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10 October is the annual
WHO World Mental Health Day.
It coincides with Mental Health Week in Australia. Beginning a tradition I
started a few years ago, I would like to reach out to subscribers of the EAPFoundation.com newsletter to share
information on both of these events.
Sheldon Smith
contact@eapfoundation.com
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Increased investment in mental health
The topic of the
WHO World Mental Health Day 2020 is increased investment in mental health, something that is all the more
urgent given the COVID-19 pandemic and the challenges it has brought
to health-care workers, students studying online away from teachers and friends,
workers who may have lost their jobs, people with mental health conditions
who may be more isolated than ever, and the many individuals who have lost loved ones to COVID-19.
The WHO page on
Mental well-being: resources for the public has good information on:
- managing stress.
- dealing with mental health during COVID-19;
- despression;
- suicide prevention.
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Mental Health Week (Australia)
10 October also coincides with Mental Health Week in Australia, with each state adopting its own theme and holding its own events.
The theme in Western Australia is
Strengthening Our Community – Live, Learn, Work, Play, focusing on helping people by
encouraging community members to support one another, promoting mental health literacy and self-care tips,
raising awareness of mental health issues, and
reducing the stigma of seeking help.
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Other resources
There are many other resources on this topic if you search. One I recommend is the
activity pack for workplaces
from Time to Change.
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