Suicide prevention month (Decriminalization of suicide)
Mental health is a condition that can affect anyone of any age however those who are mostly affected are the youth from as young as 12 years to around 29 years.
In recent years the education on mental health has been spearheaded by many governments and institutions however there is still a lot of misconception and decriminalization. Especially in African countries where there is not enough legislator to implement in regard to mental health and the ones in existence seek to punish those who suffer from mental health.
For example, only 21% of African countries have recent mental health legislation compared to a global average of 40%, and only 27% have resourced policies, compared to 53% in the rest of the world. The mental health workforce is a tenth of the global average.
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