MentHer. Mental Health Month. October 2021

Thrive: Overcoming Mental Health \nThe 10th of September is observed as World Suicide Prevention Day and the month of October is National Depression and Mental Health Awareness Month, with the 10th of October marking World Mental Health Day. Studies published by the World Health Organisation (WHO) indicate that 77% of suicides globally occur in low- and middle-income countries. Although the suicide rate is higher in developing nations, it’s also one of the top 4 leading causes of death in developed nations. Additionally, WHO notes that 1 in 4 people struggle with mental health and of those, an estimated 75% of people in developing nations don’t receive a diagnosis or treatment.\nThere’s also further research on how the global pandemic has exacerbated these conditions and more specifically, how women’s jobs have been in those industries most adversely affected by the pandemic and thus placing more women under stress. Traditionally when people would speak about mental health, the social connotations aroun