The WHO ?is calling on governments to increase services for people suffering from mental, neurological and substance use disorders,? VOA News reports. The WHO?s ?Mental Health Atlas 2011,? ?released to coincide with World Mental Health Day, which falls on October 10, finds countries all over the world spend very little on the treatment of mental illness,? according to VOA (Schlein, 10/9). According to the report, ?One in four people will require mental health care at some point in their lives but in many countries only two percent of all health sector resources are invested in mental health services,? a WHO press release states (10/7)
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WHO Releases Report Highlighting Global Underinvestment In Mental Health?
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