Mental health is one of the more neglected areas of public health. Only a few weeks ago, a man with deteriorating mental health, murdered four of his family members in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa. Organisations such as doctHERs have also been raising mental health awareness by adding mental health counseling to the list of medical services provided in their smart telemedicine clinics nationwide. The World Mental Health Day gives us an opportunity to come together and begin addressing the historic neglect of mental health and initiatives like these will expand access and reduce structural barriers for individuals especially our youth, from all walks of life. We must now also work on expanding this sector of public health and invest in creating mental health career pipelines for the upcoming generation.

Source: The Express Tribune October 10, 2020 17:06 UTC