Global Mental Health Needs,Services, Barriers,and Challenges

Mental health problems represent 5 of the 10 leading causes of disability in the world and affect as many as 500 million people. The direct and indirect burden of mental health problems is great. Limited resources are devoted to mental health care, and there are many barriers to receiving it. Stigma, human rights violations, war, and migration contribute to the problem. We need to do much more to address this critical issue.