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Mental health in the United Kingdom involves state, private and community sector intervention in mental health issues. One of the first countries to build asylums , the United Kingdom was also one of the first countries to turn away from them as the primary mode of treatment for the mentally ill.
The purpose of Mental Health Awareness Month is to raise awareness and educate the public about: mental illnesses, such as the 18.1% of Americans who suffer from depression, schizophrenia, and bipolar disorder; [14] the realities of living with these conditions; and strategies for attaining mental health and wellness.
World Mental Health Day (10 October) is an international day for global mental health education, awareness and advocacy against social stigma. [1] It was first celebrated in 1992 at the initiative of the World Federation for Mental Health , a global mental health organization with members and contacts in more than 150 countries. [ 2 ]
The Mental Health Foundation was founded in 1949, as the Mental Health Research Fund, by Derek Richter, [1] a neurochemist and director of research at Whitchurch Hospital. Richter enlisted the help of stockbroker Ian Henderson, who became the chair , while Victoria Cross recipient Geoffrey Vickers became chair of the research committee.
Time to Change (TTC) was formed in 2007 [1] by mental health charities MIND and Rethink Mental Illness, aiming to reduce mental health-related stigma and discrimination.A specific objective was to reduce stigma and discrimination by 5 per cent in the first 12 months.
Health in the United Kingdom refers to the overall health of the population of the United Kingdom.This includes overall trends such as life expectancy and mortality rates, mental health of the population and the suicide rate, smoking rates, alcohol consumption, prevalence of diseases within the population and obesity in the United Kingdom.
Mind is a mental health charity in England and Wales. It was founded in 1946 as the National Association for Mental Health (NAMH).. Mind offers information and advice to people with mental health problems and lobbies government and local authorities on their behalf.