October 10 is recognized worldwide as World Mental Health Day – a day to mobilize efforts to create a world where mental wellness is valued and protected as a basic human right, raise awareness about mental health issues and promote mental wellness globally.

As U.S. Surgeon General David Satcher coined in the first-ever U.S. Surgeon General’s report on mental health in 1999, “there’s no health without mental health”.

This year’s World Mental Health Day theme addresses access to mental health in times of catastrophes and emergencies.

According to the National Institutes of Health, mental health and substance use disorders are some of the leading causes of disabilities around the world. One in 3 people worldwide (Mental State of the World 2024) will experience a mental health condition at

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