among the leading causes of ill-health and disability worldwide.
In an article by, Curr Psychiatry Rep shares that: “Globally, the majority of those who need mental health care worldwide lack access to high-quality mental health services. Stigma, human resource shortages, fragmented service delivery models, and lack of research capacity for implementation and policy change contribute to the current mental health treatment gap.”
Mental disorders figure among the leading causes of disease and disability in the world, says WHO. Depressive disorders are already the fourth leading cause of the global disease burden. They are expected to rank second by 2020, behind ischemic heart disease but ahead of all other diseases.
The responsibility for action lies with governments, says WHO. Currently, more than 40% of countries have no mental health policy and over 30% have no mental health program. Around 25% of countries have no mental health legislation.
Without good mental health there can never be individual inner peace for those suffering and with the amounts being so high, that will reflect on the whole collectively in many ways that will only rob the joy, peace and the quality of life we can share and experience.
3-Cultural understanding and peace through education and interfaith harmony.