Mental Health Facts

• As per World Health Organization 450 million people worldwide are affected by mental, neurological or behavioural problems at any time. It is estimated that 10 million Indians suffer from Mental Health problems.

• People with Mental disorders are often subjected to social isolation, poor quality of life and increased mortality. These disorders are the cause of staggering economic and social costs.

• Cost-effective treatments exist for most disorders and, if correctly applied, could enable most of those affected to become functioning members of society.

• Barriers to effective treatment of mental illness include lack of recognition of the seriousness of mental illness and lack of understanding about the benefits of services.

• Policy makers, health and labour policies, and the public at large –all discriminate between physical and mental health problems.