Today is World Mental Health Day.
It is marked on October 10th every year and provides an opportunity to draw attention to the growing burden of mental health conditions, with children and adolescents worst impacted.
This year’s theme, “Make Mental Health and Well being for All a Global Priority”, serves as a reminder that, after nearly three years, the social isolation, fear of disease and death, and strained socio-economic circumstances associated with the COVID-19 pandemic have produced an estimated 25% global rise in depression and anxiety.
If you are depressed, have anxiety, or any other mental health condition, contact your primary healthcare provider for help.
If you need help sooner than that, please call the local Distress Centre Crisis line at 1-800-465-4442 from 5 pm to midnight.
You can also call the Lanark County Mental Health Distress line at 613-283-2170, from Monday to Thursday 8:00 am to 8:00 pm and Friday 8:00 am to 4:00 pm.
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