Do not ignore mental health issues
If you know of someone struggling with a mental health issue, you should not ignore it.
Leon Hattingh writes:
I enjoyed the World Mental Health Day event at the SA Federation for Mental Health.
One of my first experiences with mental health and the advocacy for it was with the youth forum the federation implemented. It was largely until now, though still now, there is ‘gatekeeping’ though the youth seems to be the highest affected demographic. So it seems completely backwards that that is how it has gone.
I would assume this is a global trend. Young people need more attention. Not to take away focus from people who are struggling but if young people are the highest demographic who are affected, it makes sense to focus on helping them.
If I find I have a friend struggling I would share resources and pamphlets about dealing with mental health issues, with them. It seems appropriate to help them. I think minding my own business is the wrong way to go.
A lot of times people who are struggling ask for help but people ignore them.
The human library thing at the event was completely new to me. It was where people shared their stories and knowledge about living with a mental health condition. I feel people need to be more open about these things.
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