What's your view on World Mental Health Day?
A wonderful opportunity to hold events, gain publicity, celebrate our existence and raise the profile of the mental health community?
A chance to combat stigma and discrimination?
Or a patronising construct that serves to allow self-congratulatory behaviour on behalf of mental health service providers (and users/survivors, come to that)?
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Every day is mental health day for those of us who have experienced or are experiencing mental health problems.
I think that this day helps to break down the stigma involved in mental ill health and raise's the issue of people who suffer from these conditions. Generally i think that it is a good thing. A chance for those in the mental health system to celabrate their individuality and eccentrinicity. And to have a good time of course!
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