Psychopathology
In the UK, 10 Million people will have lived with a mental health disorder
last year. 2.5 Million people lived with cancer last year.
1 in 4 people suffer from a mental health problem.
10% of children and young people (aged 5-16 years) have a clinically
diagnosable mental health problem, yet 70% of children and adolescents
who experience mental health problems have not had appropriate
interventions at a sufficiently early age.
450 Million people worldwide have some type of mental disorder.
Mental illness is more prevalent than cancer, diabetes or heart disease.
By 2020, behavioural health disorders will be the #1 cause of disability
worldwide surpassing all other illnesses.
Why don’t people talk about mental health?
Stigma and discrimination -
Ever seen someone who was talking to themselves on the street and
thought ‘they’re a bit crazy’?
Ever seen someone flapping at the air around them for no apparent reason
and crossed the road to avoid them?
If you have, or something similar, you have treated someone
differently or judged them based on a perception you hold about their
behaviour
What is stigma and discrimination?
Stigma isn’t something that happened in the past, it still happens today.
In the UK, 10 Million people will have lived with a mental health disorder
last year. 2.5 Million people lived with cancer last year.
1 in 4 people suffer from a mental health problem.
10% of children and young people (aged 5-16 years) have a clinically
diagnosable mental health problem, yet 70% of children and adolescents
who experience mental health problems have not had appropriate
interventions at a sufficiently early age.
450 Million people worldwide have some type of mental disorder.
Mental illness is more prevalent than cancer, diabetes or heart disease.
By 2020, behavioural health disorders will be the #1 cause of disability
worldwide surpassing all other illnesses.
Why don’t people talk about mental health?
Stigma and discrimination -
Ever seen someone who was talking to themselves on the street and
thought ‘they’re a bit crazy’?
Ever seen someone flapping at the air around them for no apparent reason
and crossed the road to avoid them?
If you have, or something similar, you have treated someone
differently or judged them based on a perception you hold about their
behaviour
What is stigma and discrimination?
Stigma isn’t something that happened in the past, it still happens today.
