Mental health stigma is still widespread in Southeast Asia, said Dr Andrea Bruni, WHO's regional adviser for mental health in Southeast Asia.
About 260 million people in Southeast Asia – about one in seven – live with a mental health condition, and many of them are not receiving timely treatment, said a World Health Organization official.
“Very often, stigma translates into discrimination of people suffering from these conditions. Stigma is particularly pronounced for people with severe mental health conditions.” “Yet all over the world and also in the Southeast Asia region, people with mental health conditions, unfortunately, continue to experience a wide range of human rights violations and many people are excluded from community and from society.
“Despite multiple studies on high return on investment for mental health, there is still a mismatch in terms of investment in mental health services,” said Dr Bruni. “There's definitely an increase, including after COVID-19, in terms of anxiety and depression among youth and adolescents,” said Dr Bruni, adding that social media has been a double-edged sword.
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