World Economic Forum July 23, 2021
- With mental health symptoms surging during the pandemic, nurturing mental wellness has become a collective social responsibility.
- Early diagnosis and self-care can help manage the progression of mental illnesses and reduce healthcare costs.
- Great self-care means expanding the range of mental-health services available to the public.
With the psychological impact of the pandemic likely to linger for years, self-care is not a luxury but a public health necessity. Focusing on mental wellness is a collective social responsibility. As third and fourth waves of COVID-19 surge in some parts of the world, highly vaccinated countries are cautiously reopening, breathing more freely, hopeful in early indications that inoculation will keep virus and variants under control. As we...