The Editor speaks: Mental health issues to be discussed at healthcare conference
- One in four people will experience a mental health problem at some point in their lives.
- Around one in ten children experience mental health problems.
- Depression affects around one in 12 of the whole population.
- Rates of self-harm in the UK are the highest in Europe at 400 per 100,000.
- 450 million people world-wide have a mental health problem.
- find work
- be in a steady, long-term relationship
- live in decent housing
- be socially included in mainstream society.
Published June 8, 2014
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