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World mental health day – Superhero contest – Best Essay


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What could be the next big target? What is less powerful than the people but could impact every one of our daily life.The GOVERNMENT.

The need for the mental health promotion to the government increases drastically on witnessing the livelihood of its people.A sense of insecurity always prevails in a person who thrives in an unhealthy environment, along with it the financial burden he experiences because of ill health eventually leads on to a mental instability .For a good mental well being not just the individual’s behaviors but also the civil , political ,socio-economic and cultural rights he experiences also plays a drastic role. Every citizen must enjoy living conditions , environment and a healthy lifestyle that supports a good mental health.

Governmental and NGOs should develop health policies that are not just concerned about mental health but also on factors that directly affects a good mental health like good housing policies , good sanitation , availability of health benefits ,poverty reduction . The poor must be addressed and taught about them always having a better financial future and government must be able to provide them with necessities.
Mainstreaming mental health promotions into policies and programmes of government and NGOs is much needed
“Women”
Depression ,anxiety ,eating disorders,PTSD women go through all these without any help .intact they don’t know when exactly to get an intervention for these .Lots of them go through it with so much of scars left behind .Its much needed to educate them that these illnesses are major health hazards and if intervened at an early stage can be treated without much residual effects.
Pregnancy is actually thought to be a good time of happiness and well being for women but for many women pregnancy and its aftermath increases their vulnerability to psychiatric illnesses like depression,ocd, eating disturbances , and psychosis.Though 14% of pregnant women meets the diagnostic criteria for depression during pregnancy less than 2% seek medical advice just showing the lack of mental health awareness.Depression if left untreated could cause improper prenatal care.Abortion is said to have a negative effect on the mother .
There has to be a clear mental health education to the masses of why and when it is necessary to seek a medical opinion for women with psychiatric illnesses.

Next, those are in need of mental health education are the workforce of the nation.These people work under a tremendous stressful environment sometimes coupled with one or the other form of domestic disturbances makes them vulnerable to mental illnesses like stress , depression, anxiety ,ADHD ,bipolar disorder ,Münchhausen syndrome ,somatoform disorders .These illnesses causes increased absenteeism and decrease productivity of the country.Besides these men are prone to suicidal thoughts .an early intervention is must .Its good to know that few of the advanced companies has cooperated with the mental health promoters to provide the workers the help they need .But still millions of workers are devoid of the help they should have got .Thus its necessary to educate the companies and institutions about the mental illnesses and its link to their productivity and how it can be eradicated through proper help from health workers.

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