World Mental Health Day

World Mental Health Day has been celebrated in the world since 1992 at the initiative of the World Federation For Mental Health and with the support of the World Health Organization. Its aim is to inform about mental health problems, how to strengthen it, the prevention and treatment of mental disorders. Every year this day is dedicated to a specific theme, which in 2020 is “Mental Health for all”.

Ensuring a healthy lifestyle and promoting well-being for all at all ages are important components of sustainable development (SDG 3). One of the  SDG 3 targets is by 2030 to reduce by one third premature mortality from non-communicable diseases through prevention and treatment and promote mental health and well-being. Mental illness is the second most significant cause of the disease burden in the European region and a frequent cause of disability.

Information on psychiatric care in the Republic of Belarus, statistics on morbidity and disability related to mental diseases, as well as on changes in the Law of the Republic of Belarus “On Psychiatric Care” can be found on the website of the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Belarus.