Today is World Mental Health Day, and the theme set by our country is "The Heart of Youth, the Youth of Youth", which is also the third time since World Mental Health Day in 2004 that we have focused on children and adolescents.
The theme activity co-sponsored by Shanghai Municipal Health Commission and Shanghai Disabled Persons' Federation, and jointly organized by Shanghai Mental Health Center, Shanghai Municipal Mental Health Sub-Center for Disease Prevention and Control, and Shanghai Psychological Rehabilitation Association was held in Shanghai Science Hall. A series of activities such as the exhibition of children's and adolescents' mental health theme art works and the green ribbon "Together" mental rehabilitation works public welfare live charity sale called on the whole society to pay attention to the mental health of children and adolescents and to pay attention to patients with mental disorders.
Source: Xinmin Evening News chief reporter Zuo Yan photo (the same below)
Childhood and adolescence is a "stormy" phase. Many mental health problems begin in childhood and adolescence, with about half of mental health problems exposed before the age of 15, and three-quarters of people with mental disorders first developing psychiatric symptoms before the age of 24. Therefore, childhood and adolescence are important time nodes for us to advocate mental health care throughout the life cycle. However, the situation of psychological problems in children and adolescents is not optimistic. About 30 million of the 340 million children and adolescents under the age of 17 in China are plagued by emotional disorders and psychobehavioral problems. In recent years, the number of outpatient clinics in the departments of psychology in minor psychiatrists and general hospitals in China has increased year by year, showing a significant upward trend.
Zhang Hao, deputy director of the Municipal Health Commission, called on parents to care about their children's mental health as they do to physical health, create a good family environment for children, and build a mental health protection network for children and adolescents in the whole society; at the same time, treat all patients with mental disorders equally and eliminate discrimination and prejudice.
On September 1 this year, the Shanghai Psychological Hotline 962525 this new look with the support of many parties. After more than a month of trial operation, the hotline was officially launched today, which integrates the city's mental health hotline resources and mental health professional manpower, which is like a good teacher and friend, escorting the mental health of citizens and adolescent groups. Since the trial run, the "962525" has won the trust and praise of the general public, and the number of answers in the past month or so has exceeded the sum of the first 8 months of this year, and the mental health needs of the citizens have been fully released.
The Shanghai Mental Health Center also joined hands with 16 district-level mental health centers in the city and the Sunshine Heart Garden in various streets and towns to jointly build an online charity sale platform for mental rehabilitation works - "Sweet Home". A delicate woven bag, an elegant set of bamboo carvings, a gorgeous abstract painting... Behind every piece is a story. Today, the Municipal Health Commission, the Municipal Disabled Persons' Federation, the Shanghai Mental Health Center, and the Municipal Science Popularization Center of the Association for Science and Technology jointly launched the Sweet Home Online Mall and this live charity sale, and pianist Kong Xiangdong appeared in the live broadcast room to help the charity sale of rehabilitation products.
At the scene, an exhibition of art works with the theme of children's and adolescents' mental health and spiritual rehabilitation was also opened to the public. Subsequently, the exhibition will also tour the city, so that more citizens have the opportunity to understand the inner world of patients with mental disorders at close range.
"Understand every pain, hear every plea for help, support every love." Xie Bin, secretary of the party committee of the Shanghai Mental Health Center and director of the Shanghai Municipal Mental Health Sub-Center for Disease Prevention and Control, said. It is this service concept of "openness, cooperation, inclusiveness and humanization" that has made Shanghai's mental rehabilitation work always be in a leading position in the country, and patients with mental disorders have good rehabilitation resources and platforms, which also allows them to get more opportunities to reintegrate into society and rely on themselves.
Zuo Yan, chief reporter of Xinmin Evening News