Mental Health day @Christ Paradise Church, London

1. WORLD MENTAL HEALTH DAY
AWARENESS PRESENTATION 11TH OCT. 2020 BY DEACONESS FLORA KEYAMO
• Observed on 10th October every year over all
objective of raising awareness:
• Mental Health issues
• The associated stigma around mental
health illness.
• Mobilizing efforts in support of better
Mental Health.
• Emphasise the importance of mental health
in the wellbeing of the individual, the family
and society at large.
• Theme is MENTAL HEALTH FOR ALL!

2. MENTAL HEALTH POSTER
BY THE MENTAL HEALTH
FOUNDATION

3. MENTAL HEALTH
WHO definition:
State of complete physical, social
and mental well-being and not
merely the absence of disease or
disability.

4. 1 IN 4

6. COVID-19/MENTAL HEALTH
• There has been an overwhelming increase
in mental health cases from March to date
especially during the lock down.
• We have all been affected in one way or
another by the pandemic; talk about it; do
something about it!

7. TYPES OF MENTAL ILLNESS
• Anger.
• Anxiety and panic attacks
• Bipolar disorder. ...(Mania, and depression)
• Body dysmorphic disorder (BDD)
• Personality disorders
• Borderline personality disorder (BPD) ...
• Depression. ...
• Dissociation and dissociative disorders. ...
• Drugs - recreational drugs & alcohol.

8. TYPES OF MENTAL ILLNESS
• Eating disorders
• Hearing voices
• Hoarding
• Loneliness
• Mental health problems - introduction
• Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
• Paranoia
• Phobias

9. TYPES OF MENTAL ILLNESS
• Postnatal depression & perinatal mental health
• Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
• Premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD).
• Psychosis (hearing)
• Schizoaffective disorder
• Schizophrenia
• Seasonal affective disorder (SAD)
• Self-esteem
• Self-harm
• Sleep problems
• Stress
• Suicidal feelings
• Trauma psychological

10. THERE ARE MANY TYPES OF MENTAL
ILLNESS
COMMON TYPES
•Depression,
•Anxiety and panic attack
•Psychosis
•Schizophrenia

11. SYMPTOMS OF DEPRESSION:
• Low mood
• Withdrawal
• Social isolation
• Feeling of guilt
• Low self esteem
• Poor sleep routine
• Suicidal thoughts
• Sleep disturbance

12. SYMPTOMS OF PSYCHOSIS/
SCHIZOPHRENIA
•Hearing voices
•Unusual beliefs
•Feeling persecuted

13. SYMPTOMS OF ANXIETY
• Excessive worrying
• Poor concentration
• Irritable
• Heart racing
• Over Breathing
• Panic
• Feeling of impending doom

14. LIFE STRESSORS
• Identify stress
• Develop coping skills
• Prevent mental illness

15. GET ENOUGH SLEEP AND REST.

16. REGULAR
EXERCISE
”While bodily training is of
some value, godliness is of
value in every way, as it
holds promise for the
present life as well as for
the life to come”.
Timothy 4:8

17. SET REALISTIC GOALS

18. NUTRITIO
US DIET.
“So whether you eat
or drink or whatever
you do, do it all for
the glory of God.”
1 Corinthians 10:31

19. REFLECTIO
N
Pause and reflect
This helps us to see things more
clearly
So that we can have better
control
“Do not merely listen to
the word, and so deceive
yourselves. Do what it
says. Anyone who listens
to the word but does not
do what it says is like
someone who looks at
his face in a mirror and,
after looking at himself,
goes away and
immediately forgets what
he looks like”.
James 1:22-24

20. SHOUT FOR
HELP
• GP
• Pastors
• Support
network
• Seek
appropriate
advice and
guidance.

21. BE PART OF A GROUP WITH COMMON
INTEREST (CPC)
• HEBREW 10:24-
25

22. KINDNESS (YOU ARE NOT ALONE)
• It is profitable (2 kings 4:8-17) “Elisha prayed that the
notable but childless Shunammite woman would bear
a son”.
• Boost your mental health (Luke 6:3) “but love your
enemies, and do good, and lend, expecting nothing
in return, and your reward will be great, and you will
be sons of the Most High, for he is kind to the
ungrateful and the evil”.
• Lower stress (Proverbs 14:21) “whoever despises his
neighbour is a sinner, but blessed is he who is
generous to the poor”.
• Cheer your mood (Galatians 6:9) “and let us not grow

23. THANK YOU FOR READING!
By Deaconess Flora
Keyamo