The World Health Organization has recently identified depression as the leading cause of death in the 21st century, and it tends to affect younger people. The Ministry of Health and Welfare held a special press conference and invited the Taiwanese Society of Psychiatry, Taiwan Association of Clinical Psychology, Taiwan Counseling Psychologist Union, etc. to jointly plan the mental health support program for young people and address their mental needs.
MOHW is developing a youth mental health support program to assist youth in overcoming depression.Photo reproduced from Pixabay
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The major concern is that about 40% of adolescents who suffer from depression do not seek medical treatment. In order to encourage young people to seek medical care fearlessly, more strategies are required. Early detection and treatment can also stop symptoms from getting worse or turning into more severe mental diseases.
MOHW is developing a youth mental health support program to assist youth in overcoming depression.Photo provided by MOHW
The Ministry of Health and Welfare will begin offering three free sessions of psychological counseling to young people between the ages of 15 and 30 who need it on August 1 to improve accessibility to counseling and mental health resources and create a proper understanding of medical treatment. One merely need to schedule a session at a medical or psychiatric institution that has agreed to provide therapy. It is believed that this initiative would encourage young people who have psychological problems to seek assistance while also building a more comprehensive mental health protection network to safeguard everyone's physical and mental health.
