- Mental health is a significant challenge for our society, for everyone in Europe. We are seeing a recent increase in the prevalence of mental health conditions and pressure on the mental health system, especially after the COVID-19 pandemic," says Nino Berdzuli, director of the World Health Organization's Office in Poland, WHO's special envoy for activities for Ukrainian refugees in host countries.
UN figures show that depression affects 280 million people worldwide. Even before the outbreak of the pandemic, statistics on mental health problems were dramatic, and lockdown, social isolation and the stress of the epidemic situation have made them even worse.
According to Headway's report "A new roadmap in Mental Health," the incidence of conditions such as anxiety disorders and major depressive disorder increased by more than 25 percent during the pandemic. In Europe, the trend is also exacerbated by the ongoing war in Ukraine, economic recession, geopolitical crises and advancing climate c...
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