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World Mental Health Day
World Mental Health Day
World Mental Health Day is marked every year on October 10 to raise awareness about mental health around the world and to mobilize efforts to support those experiencing mental health issues.
Why is mental health important?
Research Surrounding the Black Community and Mental Health suggests that the adult Black community is 20% more likely to experience serious mental health problems, such as Major Depressive Disorder or Generalized Anxiety Disorder. Additionally, Black emerging adults (ages 18-25) also experience higher rates of mental health problems and lower rates of mental health service utilization compared to White emerging adults, and older Black adults.
Source 1: https://www.un.org/en/healthy-workforce/world-mental-health-day
Source 2: https://www.columbiapsychiatry.org
Please consider supporting these organizations all year long:
Black Learning Achievement and Mental Health Charity – London, UK
United We Rise UK – London, UK
Africa Centre – Edmonton, Calgary, Alberta & Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Black Mental Health Connections – Montreal, Quebec, Canada
100 Black Men of London – London, UK
Black Girls Smile – United States
Black Health Commission – Sanford, Orlando, Florida, United States
Reach Within – Grenada, Caribbean
Enable the Disable Action – Goma, DRC, Africa
Restoration and Empowerment for Social Transition Centres – Brampton, Ontario, Canada
The Power To Be International – Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Generation Chosen – Toronto, Ontario, Canada