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Health Education:

Creating a mental awareness campaign

By Martina L.D., Agueda H., Carolina F., Magdalena N. and María M.M.

Mental health is as

important as physical

health. There is no

shame in talking about

mental health issues,

however many Mental

conditions are still

deeply stigmatized

Accordingo to the WHO,

1 in 4 people will be

affected by some kind of

mental disorder at some

moment of their lifes. The

estimate is difficult, but

between 500 and 800

million people are

affected by a mental

disorder.

Our aim was to think about a mental health awareness campaign.

We worked on three priority quesitons:

1. Why is mental health as important as physical health?

2. Which are the signs and symptoms of someone struggling with mental

health that we have to pay attention to?

3. How can we help people around us that are struggling with mental

issues?