Introduction
Mental Health Conference is a relatively new initiative started by the world federation for mental health. Its primary objective is to spread awareness of the severe problems related to lack of mental health & its effects. Today we live in a world where health has become a vital issue. The health issue however is not just restricted to physical health but mental health as well.
About the conference:
Researchers have found out that mental health is just as important as physical health for sustaining a happy and long life. The pressures related to modern life make it very easy for people to suffer mental health problems such as stress, anxiety and in certain cases even severe and acute depression. To educate people and also various medical experts from around the world, this world mental health conference is held. Slowly and surely however more and more organizations are organizing such conferences. This is thus benefiting people around the world as they do not always need to travel to other countries to be a part of this conference. They can do so by simply attending the one being held in their country.
Educating medical experts is a vital part of this conference since most are oblivious or ignorant to the problems associated with mental health. Mental Health also has huge implications on physical health and as a result it becomes quite necessary to take good care of our mind and give it some much needed peace and happiness. The initiative to start a mental health conference was taken by an American student after the suicide of one of her brothers. The brother despite having good scores and active participation in all co-curricular activities was mentally depressed. Fearing stigmata and being outcast he failed to share his problems with anyone and took his own life. This prompted her sister to take this initiative to educate and protect other such students in and around the world. The conference is held once every year where students and adults from all over the world attend it. It has now even been certified by the American medical board as an official event.
Programs:
There are basically two programs which come under mental health conference. The first one being having several special days organized in order to spread general awareness related to mental health. National stress day and National days without stigma are just some of the special days organized under this initiative. In the second program emerging young scholars and students from various institutions are educated about the importance of mental health. They are also educated about the various methods to tackle various mental health related problems and the pressure associated with life in general.
Initiatives:
The initiative taken by many such organizations is indeed a special one. Not only the help in preventing people from entering depression, it also saves several lives by helping the already depressed people to break free of their depression. All of these organizations have a mental health conference of their own. These conferences are aimed and helping people in case of depression. One of their prime initiatives is send silence packing where 1100 backpacks are exhibited, representing the 1100 brothers and sisters who loose their lives every year due to mental illness. Conferences held by organizations such as active minds, world federation for mental health, global health conference are one of the pioneers in this field.
