Mental health literacy has been defined as “knowledge and beliefs about mental disorders which aid their recognition, management or prevention. Mental health literacy includes the ability to recognize specific disorders; knowing how to seek mental health information; knowledge of risk factors and causes, of self-treatments, and of professional help available; and attitudes that promote recognition and appropriate help-seeking.”
Read more about Mental Health Literacy: Mental Health Literacy of The Public, Approaches To Improving Mental Health Literacy
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—Constitution of the World Health Organization.
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