For the past three decades, World Mental Health Day has served as a chief global moment, uniting the world around mental health awareness.
Together, our efforts have helped reduce stigma and normalize mental health conditions worldwide. This is good news for everyone.
The funding pool for mental healthcare, however, remains unacceptably small.
280 million people experience depressive disorders globally.
85% of individuals in low-income countries receive no treatment.
Still, mental health only accounts for 0.4% of development assistance for health.
As a StrongMinds supporter, today is your moment to donate (https://strongminds.org/donate/) and help spread the word. A gift of any size will have an outsized impact in this shockingly underfunded area.
The more we speak out about the global mental health investment deficit, the more others will lend their voices and give to this urgent call to action. Thank you.
This World Mental Health Day, let’s back up words with investment.
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For the past three decades, World Mental Health Day has served as a chief global moment, uniting the world around mental health awareness.
Together, our efforts have helped reduce stigma and normalize mental health conditions worldwide. This is good news for everyone.
The funding pool for mental healthcare, however, remains unacceptably small.
280 million people experience depressive disorders globally.
85% of individuals in low-income countries receive no treatment.
Still, mental health only accounts for 0.4% of development assistance for health.
As a StrongMinds supporter, today is your moment to donate (https://strongminds.org/donate/) and help spread the word. A gift of any size will have an outsized impact in this shockingly underfunded area.
The more we speak out about the global mental health investment deficit, the more others will lend their voices and give to this urgent call to action. Thank you.
P.S. Don’t forget to tell the world you donated today using our social media toolkit: https://strongminds.org/social-media-toolkit/