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Around the world, mental health awareness and services remain limited.
Many cultures are open about mental health conditions, while others do not accept them as being diagnosable.
Global mental health education aims to close gaps in addressing mental health needs across cultures.
Understanding and awareness of mental health and well-being are rapidly increasing around the world. Nonetheless, huge gaps remain, particularly deficiencies in recognizing and redressing mental health and well-being concerns.
The issues are clinical and beyond. Far too many countries experience a devastating shortage of trained and qualified psychiatrists, psychologists, counsellors, and therapists. Even where staffing and qualifications suffice, many people cannot access these services. Meanwhile, many non-clinical health specialists across research, policy, and practice lack the training and experience to incorporate mental health and well-being into their work.
Against this backdrop, many cultures are open about mental health conditions, whereas others do not accept them as being diagnosable and treatable, or even as existing. Wording, connotations, and interpretations change among professionals, too. Some refer to "disorders," while others prefer “illnesses,” or, as used here, “conditions."
The field of global mental health and well-being defines,........