World Mental Health Day 2022 ” Make mental health & well-being for all a global priority”

World Mental Health Day was observed for the first time on 10 October 1992. The day, officially commemorated every year on October 10th, aims to raise awareness in the global community about the critical mental health agendas – with a unifying voice through collaboration with various partners – to take action and to create lasting change.

In 1994, at the suggestion of then Secretary-General Eugene Brody, a theme for the Day was used for the first time. It was “Improving the Quality of Mental Health Services throughout the World.” Within three years, the Day had become a valuable occasion for interested government departments, organisations and committed individuals to arrange programs to focus on aspects of mental health care.

World Mental Health Day celebrates awareness for the global community in an empathetic way, with a unifying voice, helping people feel hopeful by empowering them to take action and create lasting change.

Themes Of All The WMHDs:

• 1992-93- An Annual Activity of WFMH
• 1994- Improving the Quality of Mental Health Services throughout the World
• 1996- Women and Mental Health
• 1997- Children and Mental Health
• 1998- Mental Health and Human Rights
• 1999- Mental Health and Ageing
• 2000-01- Mental Health and Work
• 2002- The Effects of Trauma and Violence on Children & Adolescents
• 2003- Emotional and Behavioural Disorders of Children & Adolescents
• 2004- The Relationship Between Physical and Mental Health: co-occurring disorders
• 2005- Mental and Physical Health Across the Life Span
• 2006- Building Awareness –Reducing Risk: Mental Illness & Suicide
• 2007- Mental Health in A Changing World: The Impact of Culture and Diversity
• 2008 – Making Mental Health a Global Priority: Scaling up Services through Citizen Advocacy and Action
• 2009 – Mental Health in Primary Care: Enhancing Treatment and Promoting Mental Health
• 2010- Mental Health and Chronic Physical Illnesses
• 2011- The Great Push: Investing in Mental Health
• 2012-  Depression: A Global Crisis
• 2013- Mental Health and Older Adults
• 2014- Living With Schizophrenia
• 2015- Dignity in Mental Health
• 2016- Psychological and Mental Health First Aid
• 2017- Mental Health in the Workplace
• 2018- Young People and Mental Health in a Changing World
• 2019- Mental Health Promotion and Suicide Prevention
• 2020- Mental Health for all – Greater investment – Greater access
• 2021- Mental Health in an Unequal World
• 2022- Make mental health & well-being for all a global priority

• Whilst the pandemic has, and continues to, take its toll on our mental health, the ability to reconnect through World Mental Health Day 2022 will provide us with an opportunity to re-kindle our efforts to protect and improve mental health.Many aspects of mental health have been challenged; and already before the pandemic in 2019 an estimated one in eight people globally were living with a mental disorder. At the same time, the services, skills and funding available for mental health remain in short supply, and fall far below what is needed, especially in low and middle income countries.The COVID-19 pandemic has created a global crisis for mental health, fueling short- and long-term stresses and undermining the mental health of millions. Estimates put the rise in both anxiety and depressive disorders at more than 25% during the first year of the pandemic. At the same time, mental health services have been severely disrupted and the treatment gap for mental health conditions has widened.

  Growing social and economic inequalities, protracted conflicts, violence and public health emergencies affect whole populations, threatening progress towards improved well-being; a staggering 84 million people worldwide were forcibly displaced during 2021.  We must deepen the value and commitment we give to mental health as individuals, communities and governments and match that value with more commitment, engagement and investment by all stakeholders, across all sectors.  We must strengthen mental health care so that the full spectrum of mental health needs is met through a community-based network of accessible, affordable and quality services and supports.

  Stigma and discrimination continue to be a barrier to social inclusion and access to the right care; importantly, we can all play our part in increasing awareness about which preventive mental health interventions work and World Mental Health Day is an opportunity to do that collectively. We envision a world in which mental health is valued, promoted and protected; where everyone has an equal opportunity to enjoy mental health and to exercise their human rights; and where everyone can access the mental health care they need.

  WHO will work with partners to launch a campaign around the theme of Making Mental Health & Well-Being for All a Global Priority. This will be an opportunity for people with mental health conditions, advocates, governments, employers, employees and other stakeholders to come together to recognize progress in this field and to be vocal about what we need to do to ensure Mental Health & Well-Being becomes a Global Priority for all.

  

  World Mental health day posters EnglishWorld mental health report Transforming mental health for all Key shifts to transform mental health for all 01 Limited value and attention to mental health 02 Widespread stigma and discrimination 03 Services are underfunded and underesourced 04 Little acknowledgement of the determinants of mental health 05 Few and fragmented promotion and prevention programmes 06 Predominantly biomedical approach to care 07 Care that ignores people’s own perspectives, priorities and human rights 08 Mental health care is only provided by the health sector 09 Fragmented services with uneven access and coverage 10 Care centred on psychiatric hospitals 12 Community providers and informal support for mental health are ignored 11 Mental health care not available in primary health care 01 Mental health is valued by all 02 Equal participation in society free from discrimination 03 Services are appropriately budgeted and resourced across sectors 04 Real and active multisectoral collaboration on the determinants of mental health 05 Strategic and well-functioning promotion and prevention programmes 06 A balanced, evidence-based biopsychosocial approach to care 07 Person-centred, human rights-based, recovery-oriented care 08 Mental health care is embedded in services across sectors 09 Coordinated services with universal health coverage 10 Network of community-based mental health services 12 Community providers and informal support are activated and strengthened to support people 11 Mental health care integrated in primary health care BEFORE AFTER WHO/MSD/UCN/MHE/22.05 – © WHO 2022. Some rights reserved. This work is available under the CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO license.

  

  World Mental health day posters EnglishWorld mental health report Transforming mental health for all Three transformative paths towards better mental health Build community-based networks of services Move away from custodial care in psychiatric hospitals Diversify and scale up care options Make mental health affordable and accessible for all Promote person-centred, human rights-based care Engage and empower people with lived experience STRENGTHEN MENTAL HEALTH CARE PATHS TO TRANSFORMATION Understand and appreciate intrinsic value Promote social inclusion of people with mental health conditions Give mental and physical health equal priority Intensify engagement across sectors Step up investment in mental health DEEPEN VALUE AND COMMITMENT Reshape physical, social and economic characteristics of different environments for mental health, including homes schools workplaces health care services communities natural environments RESHAPE ENVIRONMENTS WHO/MSD/UCN/MHE/22.07 – © WHO 2022. Some rights reserved. This work is available under the CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO license.

  

  World Mental health day posters EnglishMENTAL HEALTH BEYOND THE HEALTH SECTOR MENTAL HEALTH IN GENERAL HEALTH CARE COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH CENTRES AND TEAMS PSYCHOSOCIAL REHABILITATION PEER SUPPORT SERVICES SUPPORTED LIVING SERVICES SOCIAL SERVICESNON-HEALTH SETTINGS PRIMARY HEALTH CARE SPECIFIC HEALTH PROGRAMMES GENERAL HOSPITALS Liaison care Acute inpatient care Outpatient care NCD services Maternal and child health clinic Medical care HIV/AIDS and TB services Community health work Workplace health services Prison health services School health services Social benefits Employment Social housing Short-stay accommodation Long-stay accommodation Adult learning Vocational assistance Day care Clinical care and support Crisis services Outreach services Child protection Psychological counselling NTD services COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES World mental health report Transforming mental health for all Model network of community-based mental health services This services model needs to be adapted to local contexts. Every country, no matter its resource constraints, can take steps to restructure and scale up mental health care. WHO/MSD/UCN/MHE/22.05 – © WHO 2022. Some rights reserved. This work is available under the CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO license.