World Mental Health Day to promote National Mental Wellbeing

To celebrate the forthcoming World Mental Health Day on October 10, the Health Ministry is to conduct awareness programmes and discussions of issues on promotion, prevention, treatment, rehabilitation services and stigma related to mental health.

As this year’s theme focuses on ‘Mental health and older adults’, all officials involved in mental healthcare will organise programmes with the relevant target groups, elders homes, community organisa- tions and in schools to promote this year’s theme.

Meanwhile, the NIMH will observe the day by promoting mental wellbeing through the public sale of butterflies made of cloth, starting with the President, the First Lady and ministers to raise funds. The CAN MHL or Consumer Action Network Mental Health Lanka, an umbrella organisation where several care groups get-together, will launch a project to spread the importance of mental wellbeing.