World Mental Health Day is celebrated on 10 October each year for global mental health education, awareness and advocacy against social stigma.
Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020
Key-Points
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.
The Day provides an opportunity for all stakeholders working on mental health issues to talk about their work, and what more needs to be done to make mental health care a reality for people worldwide.
The goal of this year’s World Mental Health Day campaign is increased investment in mental health. According to WHO, Countries spend on average only 2% of their health budgets on mental health.
