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Dispelling The Myths

Challenging Stigma: Myths Vs Facts Myth: Mental Illness is not a real illness. Fact: Mental illness is just as real as a physical illness. Our mental health and our physical health are both important to our wellbeing, just because you can't see a mental illness, it doesn't mean that it does not exist. Mental illness causes great distress and is more than just the ups and down's of life. Mental illness is a real health problem with effective treatments. Myth: Mental illness will not affect me. Fact: The World Health Organisation (WHO) reports approximately 450 million people worldwide have experienced mental illness. Mental illness is more common than many people realise, you may not experience a mental illness yourself, but it’s very likely that a family member, friend, or colleague will experience mental health illness. Myth: Children do not suffer from mental illness Fact: Children can suffer from mental illness. Mental health problems are said ...