This document discusses mental health and related topics. It provides statistics on the prevalence of mental illness among young people and different demographic groups. It also discusses the types of functional mental illnesses like psychosis, neurosis and personality disorders. The document addresses the stigma around mental illness and how stigma can prevent treatment and limit life opportunities. It mentions various organizations that work to raise awareness and reduce the stigma of mental illness through education and fundraising.

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4. *Improves mental health
*Increases physical wellness
*provides relaxtion
*increase blood flow
*lowered anxiety and
depression levels
*enhances immune system
*reduces migraine headache
*longetivity
*Mental Fitness is crucial to
a person's health and
wellness and should be
practised on a daily
basis.Without it,We cannot
recieve integral health and
true flourishing of the
body,mind,and spirit.This
type of practise can lead to a
calming of the mind and will
enhance the mind/body
connection.

6. *young people aged 15 to 24 are more likely to experience mental
illness and substance use disorders than any other age group
*Men have higher rate of addictions than women,while woman have
higher rate of mood and anxiety disorders
*Studies in various Indian cities indicate that between 23% and 67%
of homeless people report having a mental illness
*70% of mental health problems have their onset during chidhood or
adolescence

8. *Depression with
anxiety affects 9.2% of
the population
*1 in 20
experience
severe
depression

9. Three types of functional mental illness
Pyschosi
s
Neurosis Personalit
y disorder

10. Otherwise reffered to as severe and enduring
mental illness
Pyschosis
Bi-polar illness
Severe depression

12. *In 1996-46% of all national press coverage linked
mental health to violence
*In fact only 8% of homicides are committed by people
with mental illness
*100 times mre likely to kill themselves than another
person

13. *2/3 of Organisations setting up facilities said they faced resistance from the
community
Concerns
were
1.Fear for children's safety
2.Fear of violence
*Concerns usually dissipate once services are up and
running

14. Stigma about mental illness can lead people to faer
disclosing that they have mental health problems
,which may prevent treatment and recovery
Stigma can result in limited life opportunites
Stigma poses barriers for public health prevention
efforts designed to minimize onset of mental illness
and the prevention or worsening of symptoms over
time

15. There are varous organisation that assist in making
mental illness a global concern.In order to raise
money and awareness to mental health.A erase the
stigma behind mental illness in order to come
together and solve mental illness.
*canadian alliance on menal illness and mental health
*canadian mental health organisation
*Black dog institute
*Indian association for child and adolescent mental health
*All these organisation raises money and awareness towards mental
health

16. Effect of stigmas
outside of mental
health
cultural education offers treatment help , but don’t
expect a change in perception
The need to break the cycle

17. Personal mental health views
Stigma poses barriers for public health prevention efforts designed to
minimize onset of mental illness and the prevention or worsening of
symptoms over time