World Mental Health Day 2025

‼️Mental health support in crises isn’t optional — it’s essential.

👉 This World Mental Health Day, we shine a light on a critical, often overlooked truth: In times of catastrophe and emergency, mental health support must be as immediate and essential as food, water, and shelter.

🌍 Millions of people each year are affected by war, natural disasters, pandemics, and forced displacement. Nearly 1 in 3 disaster-affected individuals may experience severe mental health consequences. And yet, support remains out of reach for many.

Mental health in emergencies requires:

🔹 Trained professionals with specialised skills

🔹 Community-based care, not just hospitals

🔹 Psychological First Aid and trauma-informed support

🔹 Cross-sector coordination from health to education

🔹 Protection and support for responders facing constant trauma

📢 At the ENDOTARGET EU Project, we stand with global efforts to ensure access to mental health services for all, especially in the face of compounding crises. Chronic diseases, like arthritis and other rheumatic diseases, often intersect with mental health, making an integrated response more important than ever.

💡 Let’s use this day to call on governments, institutions, and all of us to plan ahead, invest in resilient systems, and protect the psychological well-being of the most vulnerable, in emergencies and beyond.

👀 Read more about this campaign here: https://wmhdofficial.com/wp-content/uploads/wmhd-2025-document_v01.pdf

 

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