World Mental Health Day

As we mark World Mental Health Day 2022 this October 10, here are 5 effective Yoga asanas and their steps that you can add to your fitness routine as Monday ...

Put your palms on the floor on either side of your head and rotate your arms at the shoulders. Your pelvis should rest on your heels. Put your forehead on the floor. Method: Kneel on the mat and place your heels there. Breathe in and raise your arms above your head. Try to touch your knees with your nose. Position your palms upward while bending your arms at the elbows. Your mental health determines how you look on the outside, regardless of how well you eat or how well you exercise. Point your fingers forward and apart. Lean forward so that all of your weight is transferred to your arms. Finally, fold the right leg and tuck it inside the left thigh. Fold the left leg and tuck it inside the right thigh.

World Mental Health Day 2022 on 10 October is a chance to "rekindle our efforts and improve mental health" according to the World Health Organization.

[Policy Brief](https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/9789240057944) co-authored with the International Labour Organization, should be the go-to resource for any employer looking to enhance their approach to supporting workplace mental health. [end is in sight](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/sep/14/end-of-covid-pandemic-in-sight-says-world-health-organization)’ for the pandemic. [costing the global economy approximately $1 trillion every year](https://www.who.int/teams/mental-health-and-substance-use/mental-health-in-the-workplace) in lost productivity. One such guideline recommended the use of manager training for helping to protect mental health at work. [Learn more](https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2022/09/workplaces-effectively-support-mental-health/) about the WHO's guidelines for supporting mental health at work. Shobana Kamineni, Executive Vice-Chairperson of Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Limited emphasises the need to embed technology into healthcare to ease pressures. Despite how widespread mental health problems are, services, skills and funding for this global health issue “remain in short supply, and fall far below what is needed, especially in low and middle-income countries”, according to the WHO. [Dévora Kestel](https://www.weforum.org/agenda/authors/devora-kestel), Director of the Department of Mental Health and Substance Use at the Forum, [Shyam Bishen](https://www.weforum.org/agenda/authors/shyam-bishen), Head of Health and Healthcare at the Forum and [Miranda Wolpert](https://www.weforum.org/agenda/authors/miranda-wolpert), Director of Mental Health at the Wellcome Trust explore how employers can support workers' mental health. In some countries, they are also more likely to suffer human rights violations, discrimination and stigma. [Susanne Andreae](https://www.weforum.org/agenda/authors/susanne-andreae), Head of Health and Healthcare Industry at the Forum and [Melissa Betheil](https://www.weforum.org/agenda/authors/melissa-betheil), Partner Engagement Lead of Health and Healthcare at the Forum share insights from healthcare CEOs on how to make wellbeing a priority. [Find out more](https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2022/10/what-is-world-mental-health-day/) about World Mental Health Day 2022. [rekindle our efforts to protect and improve mental health](https://www.who.int/campaigns/world-mental-health-day/2022),” says the World Health Organization (WHO).

News-Medical speaks to Prof. Charlotte Hanlon, psychiatrist and researcher, about her work within the field of Global Mental Health and the importance of ...

I led the first service trial in a low-income African country for people with severe mental health conditions, showing that primary care workers could deliver mental health care as safely and effectively as mental health professionals ( [https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanpsy/article/PIIS2215-0366(21)00384-9/fulltext](https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanpsy/article/PIIS2215-0366(21)00384-9/fulltext)). Current projects include HOPE, an NIHR global health research group on homelessness and severe mental illness (co-PI with Professor Atalay Alem), SCOPE, a Wellcome Trust-funded study of the context of psychosis in Ethiopia to inform outcomes (PI), PROMISE, a Wellcome Trust-funded study on improving detection and care for people with psychosis in Malawi (PI Professor Stephen Lawrie), and PRIZE, an MRC-funded project to pilot a peer support intervention for people with psychosis in South Africa (co-PIs Dr. We've got a really exciting new project (HOPE) that is working in the area of homelessness and severe mental illness, which is a very visible problem in every country of the world, and yet still manages to be overlooked in terms of response. In HOPE, we'll be working in Ghana, Ethiopia, and Kenya with a diverse group of people, including mental health service user associations, policymakers or collaborators, and the WHO. I think seeing people supported and able to live in the community, a “rubbing of shoulders” with everybody else, is perhaps one of the key things that can help reduce stigma. There are many contributors, but I think a big contribution comes from inadequacies in providing health and social care to people with mental health conditions. The focus that we have is on shifting that center of gravity to our low and middle-income country partners because we very much recognize that global mental health needs to have really strong leadership from the global south. Because when people can access care in a timely way that meets their needs and enables them to recover, the general public can see that, and that's an extremely potent antidote to stigma. So in Ethiopia, we are doing some work with our mental health service user association, and we've got some new funds to co-develop some interventions around raising awareness and reducing stigma. A key obstacle that we face in Ethiopia, which is also a factor in many other countries, is that mental health goes hand-in-hand with poverty. So in that sense, there's quite a lot of momentum and a much stronger platform for change. That tends to involve the co-development, testing, and implementation of different sorts of psychological interventions, service models, and health systems strengthening approaches.

Today, on World Mental Health Day, and as part of the ongoing EU NEIGHBOURS east youth campaign - 'Change the world before it changes you' – we are ...

This website is managed by the EU-funded Regional Communication Programme for the Eastern Neighbourhood ('EU NEIGHBOURS east’), which complements and supports the communication of the Delegations of the European Union in the Eastern partner countries, and works under the guidance of the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations, and the European External Action Service. It is part of the larger Neighbourhood Communication Programme (2020-2024) for the EU's Eastern and Southern Neighbourhood, which also includes 'EU NEIGHBOURS south’ project that runs the More than ever, we need to leave the stigma behind, and confront the issue before it is too late.

News and Press Release in English on World and 4 other countries about Protection and Human Rights; published on 10 Oct 2022 by Trócaire.

Immaculee began to abuse drugs to try and block out the pain of what had happened to her. “There are so many cases of violence against women in this village,” said Katembo Bernard who volunteers at the listening point. This ‘listening point’ provides a safe space for survivors of violence to seek support. It took over three years of hard work to build trust and understanding through group activities, meetings and mediation. With Trócaire and ECAP’s help, 15 women survivors fought for justice at the highest court of Guatemala. The playground uses colourful materials to help children feel safe and relaxed, so they can escape the hardships of daily life in the refugee camps and have fun with other children. Yet a small hut in a remote village in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is a lifeline to many women who are affected by violence here. These supports can make a huge difference for survivors as they seek recovery, healing and justice. In many of the countries that Trócaire works in, people are severely affected by trauma because of these types of incidents. Trócaire’s local partner SAWA is providing Maya and her community with this ‘Safe Haven’ centre where children can play in the playground, do art and attend classes. During the 36-year-long Guatemalan civil war (1960 – 1996), indigenous women were systematically raped and enslaved by the military. Learn how we support children in conflict zones, women affected by sexual violence, and other projects that help people recover from trauma and violence.

Mental health is health. Over the past couple of years, Canadians have experienced rising levels of depression and anxiety. That's why we launched the ...

“Today, on behalf of the Government of Canada, I thank all those who provide invaluable services in support of mental health well-being, in Canada and around the world. From coast to coast to coast, we are investing in projects that deliver mental health supports to those who need it most, while we work with the provinces and territories to improve mental health care by developing national standards. This includes supporting experienced humanitarian partners worldwide in providing life-saving immediate assistance, such as psychosocial support in emergency settings and helping address the mental health needs of people in low- and middle-income countries, in particular young people.

We tackled weighty issues including mental health—in particular challenges for health care workers, who have experienced heightened stress, increased violence ...

[Take care of your own mental health.(link is external)](https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001DISYFPTb6PlNZCzVWcj1dTgPX6gzYV9ka1gSru2J7s55FcyexAmqakOVQmhVKUwsevGBAR5wc2yascFvbsIhySCqONbc0irmEnLxpUJSBnP72Bp_gExbyoRVJkRpqQD4B0SN183IQVS9PwmDKyf1CwEcQPv_C4_Y&c=Jzf3sInJ8080QVy3PA0irKKmkmIeSmMDh2wduAOkW1k9NdzIj_IX4Q==&ch=T-VRb5JCriuY2tAWXy-CICUVvVYxSLgbo3wMjyBjoovNwNYM2ElXVg==)Remember, one size doesn’t fit all. And at VAHHS, we will be sharing information on social media to increase awareness. So, it occurred to me that each of us has a role to play—even those of you reading who do not work in health care—and now, truly more than any other time in our lives, we need to step up. (We’ll have more about Dr. We tackled weighty issues including mental health—in particular challenges for health care workers, who have experienced heightened stress, increased violence and trauma brought on or made worse by COVID-19. As we listened to one speaker, Dr.

ARLINGTON -- Some BLUEbike users in Greater Boston may have been baffled Monday to find their rentals were free. It was how BlueCross/BlueShield marked ...

“People are coming in talking about the social isolation, distancing rules, constraints on their ability to work, financial stressors, fear of infection, suffering, death that they’ve experienced whether it’s with friends, families, communities,” said Nadkarni. “That makes sense, given the unprecedented stress we’ve experienced.” “A lot of us had devices to spend a lot of our time with. “It breaks the day-to-day trend of just staying home all day,” he said. For the last three years, World Mental Health Day has fallen at a precarious time for anxiety levels, as winter Covid surges usually begin about now. “Very unnatural several years that we’ve all been through,” said Fernando Rodriguez-Villa, who was biking and running the trail.

Huddersfield Town remind supporters of our local mental health resources this World Mental Health Day. It is important that we continue to speak about our ...

@: Mental health problems exist in our lives, families, workplaces, and communities – impacting everyone. [World Health Organisation](https://www.who.int/campaigns/world-mental-health-day) has been working to make sure that mental health is treated on a par with physical health.

The importance of raising awareness and advocacy for mental health and well-being has been championed through the focus of brass bands by Gavin Higgins and ...

She told 4BR: "It was a privilege to be invited to take part and bring more focus and awareness around mental health withing the brass band movement. It was a privilege to be invited to take part and bring more focus and awareness around mental health withing the brass band movementTabby Kerwin Excerpts of the performance were featured. Brass bands offer us a unique environment to support the mental health of our musicians, and this is what I advocate for through 'Brass on the Mind', as we look to start conversation and hold discussions about the ways this can best be done as well as supporting bands through awareness training." It's lifesaving." It's important.