It's #WorldMentalHealthDay As per WHO Close to 800 000 people die by suicide every year.
800 000 lives lost.
800 000 families suffering.
Mental health issues are real and need to be addressed. Young people are most vulnerable to stress, anxiety. Issues related to career, health, marital etc always surround us and sometime it has its own ups and down. That is the moment when we need a helping hand or a shoulder to bend on. But, in our country people suffering from illness are not open to communicate. I find it the other way, because 'Mental health' most favourable talked about yet the least understood subject. Talking about Mental health is still a taboo in the country. A study reported in WHO, conducted for the NCMH (National Care Of Medical Health), states that at least 6.5% of the Indian population suffers from some form of the serious mental disorder. Sometime, people suffering from the illness secluded by the kin and peer group. Several campaigns have been organised at all levels trying to bust myths about the issues but it seems we have a long way to go. Majority today is still unable to grasp what Mental health is all about, nor we realize the people suffering from it goes through. We let alone discerning the needs of the ones living with it. When it comes to countries, according to the World Health Organisation, India is the most depressed country in the world. In most of the cases depression leads to addiction of drugs or suicide. Suicides and suicide attempts have a ripple effect that impacts on families, friends, colleagues, communities and societies. it's time to catch the signs and help prevent suicides in the world.
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