World Mental Health Day was started by the World Federation for Mental Health in 1992.
It is a unified effort to promote greater public awareness and understanding of mental health and mental illness. Every year, thousands of people across the world raise awareness and funds for mental health causes.
The World Health Organisation predicts that in 20 years time more people will be affected by depression than any other health problem.
“As well as reminding us of the importance of mental health on a personal level, World Mental Health Day is an opportunity to acknowledge how important psychological well-being is to our happiness and prosperity as a society. As we learn more about the way the human mind works, psychological therapies and psychosocial approaches to mental health are becoming more well-known and recognised as effective.”
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