Time to make neglected area of mental health ‘a global priority’, urges Guterres |

In his message marking World Mental Health Day, the UN chief said there were “profound” social and economic repercussions stemming from that neglect, explaining that some countries have only two mental health workers for every 100,000 people.

Anxiety and depression also take a heavy financial toll, costing the global economy an estimated $1 trillion per year.

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