- Approximately 450 million people worldwide suffer from mental disorders, which are among the leading causes of ill health and disability. One in four people will experience a mental disorder at some point in their lives. - Every 40 seconds, someone dies by suicide, resulting in over 800,000 global suicides annually - more deaths than from war and homicide combined. Suicide is the second leading cause of death for those aged 15-29. - Mental health refers to a state of well-being in one's body, mind, emotions, and relationships. However, stressful life events can negatively impact mental health and cause reactions like sleep problems, sadness, worry, and lack of motivation. Seeking help is important if symptoms are severe

1. Training on Mental
Health
Trainer
Md. Foyazul Islam ( CMHE supervisor)
Md.Farman Hossain (MH supervisor)

2. Some Important information about mental
health
• About 450 million people live with mental disorders
that are among the leading causes of ill health and
disability world wide.(WHO, world health report,2001)
• One person in every four will be affected by mental
disorder at the same stage of their lives while mental,
neurological and substance use disorder (WHO,2012)

3. • WHO (2018) states that every 40 seconds someone
dies by suicide.
• Annually, this represents over 800,000 people that
die by suicide which is more than people dying by war
and homicide put together

4. • Suicide is the second leading cause of death among 15
to 29 years old while 79% is of global suicides occur in
low and middle income countries (LMIC).
• Every suicide is a tragedy that affects families,
communities, and entire countries and has long
lasting and devastating affects on the people left
behind.

5. Mental Health
• Health means feeling well in one’s body, mind ,emotions and
relationships with others.
• Mental health is an important part of it. Mental health is a state of
well –being with ourselves and others.
• sometimes we go through situations that make us suffer and that can
affect our well-being.
• There is no health without mental health.

6. The person who has good mental health he can contribute to his /her
community.
• Can work fruitfully.
• Individual realize his or her own potential.
• Copes with their normal life stress.

7. Some of these situation that can affect our
well-being are:
• Witnessing violence.
• Loss of property
• Forced displacement
• Separation of family member
• Breaking up relationship.
• Socio-economic crises.
• Superstition

8. These situations can generate some reactions
such as:
• Sleeping problem
• Crying repeatedly
• Fear
• Sadness
• Confusion
• Lack of appetite
• Difficulty to connect people.

9. • Lack of motivation
• Loss of concentration.
• Worry about past.
These are normal reaction in stressful situation. If these reactions are
making the person feel a lot of emotion, pains, they last too long or
they are affecting daily activities then you need to ask for help to get
treated.

10. • Sometimes some people start worrying too much,feeling guilty
suicidial thought speaking irrevalent, hearing, seeing,smelling,tasting
the thing which are not present.
• mention that quite a lot of somatic symptoms can be caused by
mental health problems
• some remarks on the therapy, about counseling or/and medication

11. Principles of care
• Confidentiality
• Consent
• Respect
• Safety

12. Referral pathway:
We have CMHE( community mental health educator) for community
level, counselor, psychologist, Mh gap doctor and psychiatric in our
mental health.(MSF-OCB)
If you come across above with these symptoms you can contact with
the CMHE who are in the field.