World Mental Health Day 2022: All you need to know about day's history and significance
2 years, 2 months ago

World Mental Health Day 2022: All you need to know about day's history and significance

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As per WHO, there has been a rise in both anxiety and depressive disorders by more than 25 percent during the first year of the pandemic. World Mental Health Day is celebrated on 10 October every year. The day aims to raise awareness about mental health issues around the world and promote efforts in support of mental health. The day is significant because the social stigma, discrimination, and human rights abuses of people with mental health conditions further impacts the way we deal with mental health issues. History In 1992, the World Federation of Mental Health headed by the deputy secretary-general at the time, Richard Hunter, founded the World Mental Health Day.

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World Environmental Health Day 2024: Theme, History, Wishes, Quotes and Impact of Environmental Risks on Human Lives
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News 18  

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World Schizophrenia Day 2024: Theme, Significance, Quotes & Ways To Observe
7 months ago

World Schizophrenia Day 2024: Theme, Significance, Quotes & Ways To Observe

The Quint  

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World Health Day 2024: Date, theme, history and significance
8 months, 2 weeks ago

World Health Day 2024: Date, theme, history and significance

Hindustan Times  

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World Health Day 2024: Five strategies for enhancing your mental well-being

India TV News  

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World Health Day 2024: Date, Theme, History, Significance & Ways To Celebrate
8 months, 2 weeks ago

World Health Day 2024: Date, Theme, History, Significance & Ways To Celebrate

The Quint  

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World Down Syndrome Day 2024: Date, history, significance
9 months ago

World Down Syndrome Day 2024: Date, history, significance

Hindustan Times  

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9 months ago

World Down Syndrome Day 2024: Date, history, significance

Hindustan Times  

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World Mental Health Day 2023: How can managing your finances effectively support your mental health?
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World Mental Health Day 2023: How can managing your finances effectively support your mental health?

Live Mint  

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World Mental Health Day 2023: How to Improve Your Mental Health and Well-being!

News 18  

WORLD MENTAL HEALTH DAY 2023: Mental health is essential for our overall well-being and affects the way we think, feel, and act. The COVID-19 pandemic underscored the importance of paying attention to our daily mental health. World Mental Health Day, observed every year on October 10, serves as a global initiative to raise awareness, foster positive changes, and promote open …

World Mental Health Day 2023: Impact of Mental Health on Work and Relationships
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World Mental Health Day 2023: Impact of Mental Health on Work and Relationships

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World Mental Health Day 2023: Different Types of Mental Health Conditions and Their Symptoms
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World Mental Health Day 2023: Different Types of Mental Health Conditions and Their Symptoms

News 18  

World Mental Health Day, observed annually on October 10, serves as a vital reminder to prioritise mental health. Understanding the various types of mental health conditions and being able to recognise their symptoms is essential in promoting early intervention and providing much-needed support. Let’s delve deeper into different types of mental health conditions and the key symptoms to look out …

World Mental Health Day 2023: Wishes, Images, Messages and WhatsApp Greetings to Share With Your Loved Ones
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World Mental Health Day 2023: Wishes, Images, Messages and WhatsApp Greetings to Share With Your Loved Ones

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WORLD MENTAL HEALTH DAY 2023 WISHES: In recent times, the focus on mental health issues has gained significant importance, particularly in light of the global challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic over the past few years. World Mental Health Day 2023: Wishes Warm wishes on World Mental Health Day to you. Wishing you a very Happy World Mental Health Day. …

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60% people with mental health issues don’t seek treatment in the early stage

Hindustan Times  

PUNE: While one in eight people around the globe live with a mental health condition, over 60% of the people do not seek treatment in the early stages of mental illness; choosing to do so only when the symptoms turn severe and disrupt their daily lives. While one in eight people around the globe live with a mental health condition, …

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1 year, 2 months ago

When is World Mental Health Day 2023? Date, Theme, History, Significance, and How to Celebrate

News 18  

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The Hindu  

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World Physical Therapy Day 2023: Date, history, and significance
1 year, 3 months ago

World Physical Therapy Day 2023: Date, history, and significance

India Today  

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1 year, 8 months ago

Celebrate World Health Day 2023 With These Smart Healthy Eating Habits

News 18  

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World Health Day 2023: Theme, History, Significance and Celebrations
1 year, 8 months ago

World Health Day 2023: Theme, History, Significance and Celebrations

News 18  

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World Health Organization Turns 75: Theme, History and Significance of WHO on World Health Day 2023

News 18  

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International Men’s Day 2022: Tips for men to take care of their mental health

Hindustan Times  

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Why do we Celebrate World Stroke Day? Theme, History and Significance

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We can’t talk about mental health without exploring inequality
2 years, 2 months ago

We can’t talk about mental health without exploring inequality

The Independent  

Today, Monday 10 October, is World Mental Health Day. Inequality in the UK – in the form of real-terms cuts to benefits and public services; in the trauma of structural racism, sexism, homophobia and transphobia; in an entrenched class system that keeps people poor and disenfranchised; in a political culture that blames the powerless for the social havoc wrought by …

Mental health issues like depression and anxiety on the rise globally
2 years, 2 months ago

Mental health issues like depression and anxiety on the rise globally

Hindustan Times  

October 10 is World Mental Health Day, a World Health Organization event to "raise awareness of mental health issues around the world and to mobilize efforts in support of mental health." We're working with countries to change their approaches so more people have access to support,ʺ Alison Schafer, technical advisor in WHOs Department of Mental Health, told DW. ʺIt's taken …

Make Mental Health a Global Priority; What Action India Can Take at Policy & Social Levels
2 years, 2 months ago

Make Mental Health a Global Priority; What Action India Can Take at Policy & Social Levels

News 18  

Across continents, every year, October 10 is observed as World Mental Health Day, with the goal to raise awareness about mental health and illness. This year’s theme for mental health, announced by the World Federation for Mental Health, is ‘Make mental health for all a global priority’. The first element is perhaps that of ‘priority.’ There is an urgent need …

World Mental Health Day 2022: Easy Tips to Manage Your Mental Health
2 years, 2 months ago

World Mental Health Day 2022: Easy Tips to Manage Your Mental Health

News 18  

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World Mental Health Day 2022: Theme, History and Significance
2 years, 2 months ago

World Mental Health Day 2022: Theme, History and Significance

News 18  

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World Mental Health Day | Experts underline need for more psychiatrists, early identification
2 years, 2 months ago

World Mental Health Day | Experts underline need for more psychiatrists, early identification

The Hindu  

Healthcare experts on Sunday underlined the need for more psychiatrists and developing a support system to tackle mental health issues which they said worsened during the COVID-19 pandemic. On the eve of World Mental Health Day, they said the problem has grown rapidly and Covid contributed in bringing the topic out of the closet. World Mental Health Day is celebrated …

World Health Day 2022: 5 expert tips to boost mental health, physical fitness
2 years, 8 months ago

World Health Day 2022: 5 expert tips to boost mental health, physical fitness

Hindustan Times  

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World Health Day 2022: Date, History, Theme and Significance
2 years, 8 months ago

World Health Day 2022: Date, History, Theme and Significance

News 18  

Ideal health includes not just physical but also mental and social well-being. WHO observes World Health Day every year on April 7, to spread awareness about the importance of general health and well-being around the world. The theme of World Health Day 2022 With a raging pandemic and other dangerous diseases, it is all the more important to be aware …

World Health Day 2022: Date, theme, history, significance
2 years, 8 months ago

World Health Day 2022: Date, theme, history, significance

India Today  

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Countries in South-East Asia region must make mental healthcare reality for all: WHO
3 years, 2 months ago

Countries in South-East Asia region must make mental healthcare reality for all: WHO

The Hindu  

On the eve of World Mental Health Day, the World Health Organization on Saturday urged countries in the South-East Asia region to make mental healthcare for all a reality by strengthening services to meet increased needs and fill gaps exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. Ms. Singh said WHO is assisting member states to scale up and close gaps in mental …

Malaika Arora makes a confession before World Mental Health Day: I survived because of yoga
3 years, 2 months ago

Malaika Arora makes a confession before World Mental Health Day: I survived because of yoga

Hindustan Times  

Mental Health Day 2021: Our mental health is as important as our physical health. And a day before the world celebrates World Mental Health Day 2021, on October 10, Bollywood's OG yogini Malaika Arora highlighted the same. Malaika Arora makes a confession before World Mental Health Day: I survived because of yoga World Mental Health Day will be celebrated on …

World Heart Day 2021: Know all about the date, history, significance and theme
3 years, 2 months ago

World Heart Day 2021: Know all about the date, history, significance and theme

Hindustan Times  

As per the World Heart Federation, World Heart Day is important as cardiovascular disease remains the world’s number one killer, resulting in 18.6 million deaths a year. World Heart Day 2021: Know all about the date, history, significance and theme Smoking, diabetes, high blood pressure, obesity, air pollution and less common conditions like Chagas disease and cardiac amyloidosis are all …

World Schizophrenia Day 2021: Signs, symptoms, causes, and more
3 years, 7 months ago

World Schizophrenia Day 2021: Signs, symptoms, causes, and more

India Today  

Mental health is an integral and essential component of overall health as a human is not considered completely healthy without mental health. Schizophrenia is one of the most serious mental health disorders that impacts the daily life of the patient. Schizophrenia symptoms Schizophrenia is a serious mental disorder characterized by distortions in thinking, perception, emotions, language, sense of self, and …

World Health Day 2021: Wishes, Quotes, Messages, Theme, History, significance and key points
3 years, 8 months ago

World Health Day 2021: Wishes, Quotes, Messages, Theme, History, significance and key points

India TV News  

World Health Day 2021 marks the seventieth anniversary of WHO. Every year, April 7 is celebrated as World Health Day to spread awareness about quality living and the importance of health. World Health Day: History and Significance The first World Health Day was celebrated in 1950. WHO held the First World Health Assemble in 1948 and decided to celebrate the …

World Mental Health Day 2020: Importance and Why This Day is Used to Raise Awareness
4 years, 2 months ago

World Mental Health Day 2020: Importance and Why This Day is Used to Raise Awareness

News 18  

Every year on October 10, World Mental Health Day is observed globally. World Mental Health Day was first held in 1992, as a result of global advocacy by the World Federation for Mental Health, an organisation which now operates in more than 150 countries. “World Mental Health Day is an opportunity for the world to come together and begin redressing …

World Mental Health Day 2020: How to Approach Therapy
4 years, 2 months ago

World Mental Health Day 2020: How to Approach Therapy

News 18  

World Mental Health Day is observed across the globe on October 10 to spread awareness about emerging mental health issues. While it may be recommended for the management of a condition, you do not have to be diagnosed with a mental health issue to seek therapy. There are various therapies which are used to treat mental health issues, some of …

World Mental Health Day 2020: A Look at This Year's Theme and How You Can Participate
4 years, 2 months ago

World Mental Health Day 2020: A Look at This Year's Theme and How You Can Participate

News 18  

World Mental Health Day is celebrated to create awareness among people about mental health issues like depression, anxiety and other mental illness. The theme of the World Mental Health Day 2020 is related to the need for investment in mental health. According to the World Federation for Mental Health, the World Mental Health Day theme in 2020 is “Mental Health …

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