More on Mental Health
The human brain is arguably the most important part of the human body. It regulates every bodily system, stores memories, and it tells the body how to respond to the world around it. Sometimes, there are conditions that change a person’s thinking, emotions or behaviour and cause the person difficulties in functioning. These conditions are called mental illnesses.
Mental illnesses aren’t always visible in people who live with them, but they are there. The good news about mental illnesses is that many of them are preventable and treatable. Advances in science and society’s views on people with mental disorders have helped to prevent and treat many mental illnesses, but there is still more work to be done.
Here are the names and websites of organizations that do research to help to treat mental illness, and others who work to educate people on mental health issues.
Mental illnesses aren’t always visible in people who live with them, but they are there. The good news about mental illnesses is that many of them are preventable and treatable. Advances in science and society’s views on people with mental disorders have helped to prevent and treat many mental illnesses, but there is still more work to be done.
Here are the names and websites of organizations that do research to help to treat mental illness, and others who work to educate people on mental health issues.
The World Health Organization
Founded to be the “directing and coordinating authority on health within the United Nations”, the WHO is made up of 193 member countries and works with experts on every issue related to health, including mental health. The World Health Organization boasts a massive library of resources, facts and figures on all things related to mental health.
Visit the WHO’s website at | http://www.who.int/mental_health/en/
Visit the WHO’s website at | http://www.who.int/mental_health/en/
Teen Mental Health
Teen Mental Health is an initiative that seeks to bring the scientific facts behind mental health to young people in order to improve their mental health. This initiative works with bodies such as health care providers and the public to spread their message.
Visit Teen Mental Health’s website at | http://teenmentalhealth.org/
Visit Teen Mental Health’s website at | http://teenmentalhealth.org/
This list of initiatives and organizations will be updated periodically.