World Mental Health Day report

Pratyush Kumar reports

Good mental health is related to mental and psychological well-being. Over the years, there have been increasing cases of anxiety, depression and suicides. One person dies every 40 seconds from suicide. Every suicide is a tragedy that has long-lasting effects on the people left behind. This year’s World Mental Health Day focus was on what can be done to prevent suicide.

Globally its prevalence is more among young age groups, but its widely reported across teens to elderly age groups.

There are many factors associated with these growing mental health issues but most important are loneliness and difficulty sharing inner trauma and pain, which keeps people entangled in depression, anxiety, low mood and sometimes ends up in suicide.

As family physician, this year on World Mental Health Day we tried to create awareness about suicide prevention. We did a 40 second video campaign to address mental health issues and suicide prevention. The 40 second video was to emphasise that every 40 seconds we lose someone to suicide.

This campaign was done in different languages such as English, Bengali, Tamil, Spanish, Catalan, Arabic, Polish and Malayalam with engagements from various Wonca Working Parties, Special Interest Groups and WONCA member organisations.

The WONCA Working Party on Mental Health is committed to ensure a universal gold standard of care for mental health, by empowerment through primary care and in collaboration with all interested stakeholders.

1. Every 40 seconds someone loses their life to suicide. Here is a 40 second video on #WorldMentalHealthDay by Prof Chris Dowrick, chair of the WONCA Working Party on Mental Health.



2. Chair of the WONCA Special Interest Group on Ageing and Health, Prof Dimity Pond has sent a message on #mentalhealth. The rate of mental health problems and #suicide is very high in elderly.
https://twitter.com/WoncaWorld/status/1184059202945159168

3. بمناسبة اليوم العالمي للأمراض النفسية by Dr Mohammed Tarawaneh, Immediate Past President of WONCA East Mediterranean region.
https://twitter.com/tarawnehmd/status/1182577678366466048

4. Cada 40 segundos alguien comete suicidio en el mundo. Aquí teneis un vídeo de 40 segundos para el #WorldMentalHealthDay hecho por Elena Klusova, Coordinadora del Grupo de URGENCIAS del Movimiento Vaso da Gama
https://twitter.com/WoncaWorld/status/1182490376017301504

5. Co 40 sekund ktoś traci życie z powodu samobójstwa. Oto 40 sekundowe wideo o #WorldMentalHealthDay autorstwa Prof Donaty Kurpas chair of #EURIPA International Advisory Board @EURIPA_EURIPA
https://twitter.com/WoncaWorld/status/1182383337706360832

6. Every 40 seconds someone loses their life to suicide. Here is a 40 second video on #WorldMentalHealthDay by Dr Smriti Modi, family physician from South #Kolkata.
https://twitter.com/WoncaWorld/status/1182376954227392512

7. Every 40 seconds someone loses their life to suicide. Here is a 40 second video on #WorldMentalHealthDay by Dr Enrique Barros, Chair of the WONCA Working Party on the Environment.
https://twitter.com/WoncaWorld/status/1182374795511361537

8. Every 40 seconds someone loses their life to suicide. Here is a 40 second video on #WorldMentalHealthDay by Dr Alan Barnard, convenor of the WONCA Special Interest Group on Palliative Care.
https://twitter.com/WoncaWorld/status/1182373185397723136

9. বিশ্বে প্রতি ৪০ সেকেন্ডে কেউ আত্মহত্যা করে প্রাণ হারায়। মানসিক স্বাস্থ্যের বিষয়ে পারিবারিক চিকিত্সক এবং এএফপিআই সদস্য ডঃ দিগ্বিজয় চৌধুরির # ওয়ার্ল্ডমেন্টাল হেলথডে-তে ৪০ সেকেন্ডের ভিডিও এখানে রয়েছে।  Dr Digbijoy Chaudhary
https://twitter.com/WoncaWorld/status/1182370866312515584

10. ஒவ்வொரு 40 நொடிக்கும் ஒருவர் எங்கோ தற்கொலை முயற்சியால் இறந்து போகிறார்கள். இதோ உங்களுக்காக 40 நொடி வீடியோ உலக மனநல தினத்தன்று by டாக்டர் பார்த்திபன் மனநல மருத்துவர் ,புதுச்சேரி. Dr Partheeban
https://twitter.com/WoncaWorld/status/1182369744139083776

11. हर 40 सेकेंड में कोई न कोई आत्महत्या से अपनी जान गंवा देता है। डॉ वंदना बूबना, सेक्रेट्री भारतीय फ़ैमिली चिकित्सक अकादमी द्वारा #WorldMentalHealthDay पर 40 सेकंड का वीडियो।  Dr Vandana Boobna
https://twitter.com/WoncaWorld/status/1182361905395945473

12. Cada 40 segons una persona mor a conseqüència d'un suïcidi. Aquí teniu un video de 40 segons del #WorldMentalHealthDay fet per el Dr Josep Vidal-Alaball. Metge de Família @icscat i tresorer d' EURIPA.
https://twitter.com/WoncaWorld/status/1182360737445867520

13. ഓരോ 40 സെക്കൻഡിലും ഒരാൾ ആത്മഹത്യ ചെയ്യുന്നു. #WorldMentalHealthDay ഡോ. വസീം അഹമ്മദിന്റെ ഈ 40 സെക്കൻഡ് വീഡിയോ കൺസൾട്ടന്റ് ഫാമിലി ഫിസിഷ്യൻ, ക്രാഫ്റ്റ് ആശുപത്രി, കേരളം  Dr Waseem
https://twitter.com/WoncaWorld/status/1182342532400742400

14. #mentalhealth matters. Listen to Kyle Hoedebecke, former chair of Polaris Young Doctors’ Movement, talk about #MentalHealthAwareness
https://twitter.com/WoncaWorld/status/1187730051493576704