The ongoing permacrisis of underinvestment in mental health services has shone a light on the urgent need to address the growing mental health burden – especially among serious mental health conditions.
In 2019, even before the pandemic, around 84 million people in the EU (one in six) were living with a mental disorder, such as schizophrenia, depression and bipolar disorders, at a cost of EUR 600 billion, or more than 4% of GDP.
Behind these statistics lie millions of personal stories of people doing their best to live their lives while trying to manage the multiple challenges and complexities that come with their condition, including societal stigmatisation, discrimination and struggling to access quality treatment and care.
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