This World Mental Health Day, perspectives from former US First Lady Michelle Obama and Indian actor Deepika Padukone, long-standing advocates of mental health.
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A mental health crisis is looming as the COVID-19 pandemic pushes people into isolation, poverty and anxiety, experts say. And as demand for help increases, the crisis has affected critical mental health services in 93% of countries, data from the World Health Organization shows.
The WHO is calling for increased investment in the area in the wake of the crisis. And while this would have enormous benefits for people, it could deliver a big boost to economies too. Every $1 spent on treatment for anxiety and depression, for example, returns $5, the WHO says.
To mark World Mental Health Day on 10 October, here are five perspectives on mental health from high-profile advocates who want the world to talk more openly about it
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