{"id":39313,"date":"2022-10-10T13:13:38","date_gmt":"2022-10-10T12:13:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncchomelearning.co.uk\/blog\/?p=39313"},"modified":"2023-04-21T11:03:42","modified_gmt":"2023-04-21T10:03:42","slug":"world-mental-health-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncchomelearning.co.uk\/blog\/world-mental-health-day\/","title":{"rendered":"It&#8217;s World Mental Health Day"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Today marks World Mental Health Day, let\u2019s take a look at some facts:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1 in 4 adults experience a mental illness<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In England, <strong>1 in 4 adults<\/strong> experience a mental illness. This is staggering because mental health influences cognition, perception and behaviour. These in turn affect how an individual handles stress, interpersonal relationships and decision-making.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1 in 8 adults receive any kind of treatment<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>According to Mind, approximately only <strong>1 in 8 adults with<\/strong> mental health problems receive any kind of treatment. The most common treatment offered is psychiatric medication.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The most common mental illness diagnoses are:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Mixed anxiety and depression:<\/strong><br>WHO&#8217;s definition is when symptoms of anxiety and depression are both present, but neither are clearly predominant.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Generalised anxiety disorder (GAD):<\/strong><br>This is where the person is anxious most of the time, symptoms vary from person to person but include a constant worrying, a sense of dread and difficulty maintaining focus.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD):<\/strong><br>This is a mental health condition caused by a traumatic experience. Symptoms include flashbacks, nightmares, feeling very anxious and difficulty sleeping.<br><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How can we help raise awareness of mental health issues?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Social media&nbsp;&#8211;&nbsp;<\/strong>sharing this blog post goes further than you think! <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Mention to friends and colleagues&nbsp;&#8211;&nbsp;<\/strong>openly discussing the topic helps raise awareness.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Discover more information &#8211;&nbsp;<\/strong>perhaps you&#8217;d like to learn more and become an advocate?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Inspired to learn more?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>NCC deliver accredited <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncchomelearning.co.uk\/general-interest\/mental-health\/\">Mental Health Courses<\/a><\/strong>, <strong>Psychology<\/strong> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncchomelearning.co.uk\/career-courses\/counselling\/\"><strong>Counselling<\/strong> <strong>courses online<\/strong><\/a><strong>.<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This would include the online self-paced course materials, expert tutoring and certification in the end.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To view more information, check out the links below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--1\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Mental Health Courses<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--2\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Counselling Courses<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--3\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Psychology Courses<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today marks World Mental Health Day, let\u2019s take a look at some facts: 1 in 4 adults experience a mental illness In England, 1 in 4 adults experience a mental illness. This is staggering because mental health influences cognition, perception and behaviour. These in turn affect how an individual handles stress, interpersonal relationships and decision-making. 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