According to the World Health Organization (WHO, https://www.who.int/campaigns/world-mental-health-day/2023),

I am happy to see that slowly it is becoming easier to talk about mental health; however, it is still too much of a taboo or perceived personal weakness in far too many contexts. Unlike many things in our lives for which we tend to deny responsibility, being sick is not a choice. It also means that, at some point, it is very likely that we all are mentally sick; hopefully just temporarily…

Hence, joining the efforts to demystify the topic and protect everyone who may - in the past, present, or future - suffer from a mental health condition, I invite you to join this year’s campaign to recognise mental health as a universal human right! :)

Read more and join the movement!