Re: EU takes first step in tackling mental health problems
- From: "Alhggyb" <alanhggyb@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: 19 Oct 2005 07:16:19 -0700
Tim wrote:
> Alhggyb wrote:
> > Tim wrote:
> >> EU takes first step in tackling mental health problems
> >>
> >> Country *Europe *Europe
> >> Date 19 October 2005
> >>
> >> The European Commission has taken the first steps in tackling mental
> >> illnesses, which affect one in four adults in the bloc.
> >>
> >> On Monday (17 October), the Brussels executive adopted a Green Paper on
> >> a strategy for mental health in the EU.
> >>
> >> The commission's move represents the first time that mental health
> >> policies are to be included in general EU policies.
> >>
> >> Mental illness affects over 27 percent of European adults every year,
> >> and is responsible for the majority of the annual 58,000 deaths by
> >> suicide, more than the number who die from motor vehicle traffic
> >> accidents, according to the commission.
> >>
> >> "I can think of no other disease that would remain so low profile if
> >> such a high percentage of the population were struck by it. Mental
> >> health has been swept under the carpet for too long", EU health
> >> commissioner Markos Kyprianou said while presenting the paper.
> >>
> >> Studies have estimated that by 2020, depression will be the
> >> highest-ranking cause of disease in the developed world.
> >>
> >> In terms of its economic impact, ill mental health costs the EU 3-4
> >> percent of its GDP through lost productivity and additional burdens on
> >> sectors such as health, education and justice.
> >>
> >> But there are large differences between member states when it comes to
> >> mental health.
> >>
> >> Suicide rates range from 44 per 100,000 people in Lithuania to 3.6 in
> >> Greece, while the number of involuntary placements in mental health
> >> institutions is 40 times higher in Finland than in Portugal.
> >>
> >> The share of spending on mental health ranges from more than 13 percent
> >> of the national health budget in Luxembourg to just 2 percent in
> >> Slovakia, the paper notes.
> >>
> >> As part of the process, governments, NGOs, stakeholders and individual
> >> citizens may now comment on the paper and the role the EU can play in
> >> tackling mental illness.
> >>
> >> The consultation will continue until spring, after which the Commission
> >> will use the input to draw up a proposal on a EU-wide mental health
> >> strategy, which is the next step in the process.
> >>
> >> Source: EU Observer, 19/10/2005
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> >
> > I wait with baited breath to see the outcome of this consultation.
> >
> > Al
> >
>
>
> Is that sarcasm i detect? :)
Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!! ;-)
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