World Mental Health Day

Psycological First Aid is theme for Mental Health Day

Efforts in support of the day focused on basic pragmatic psychological support by people who find themselves in a helping role whether they are health staff, teachers, firemen, community workers, or police officers.

The Laloki Psychiatric Hospital will be holding a gathering tomorrow with their staff and patients to celebrate the World Mental Health Day which was deferred from Monday.

Besides the theme of the WMHD for this year, speeches will be made highlighting main constraints that is hindering effective mental health services in the country. 

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The Director of Medical Services for Laloki Psychiatric Hospital Dr Ludwig Nanawar made this comment today to commemorate World Mental Health Day, which is marked on October 10 each year.  

He said the World Mental Health Day (WMHD) is an annual event which aims to raise awareness of mental health issues across the globe and also mobilize efforts in support of mental health.

“Each year the World Federation for Mental Health coins a theme for the WMHD. This year's theme is Psychological First Aid (PFA) For All,” Dr Nanawar said.