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Mental Health Matters! Nationally

Twenty percent of Canadians will personally experience a mental illness during their lifetime.

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Now Who's Crazy Now
BRIDGES
Promoting Recovery
WRAP

By 2010, depression will become the second most common disorder in the developed world.
450 million people worldwide are affected by mental, neurological or behavioural problems at any time.
About 873,000 people die by suicide every year.
Mental illnesses are common to all countries and cause immense suffering. People with these disorders are often subjected to social isolation, poor quality of life and increased mortality.
Cost-effective treatments exist for many disorders and could enable most of those affected to become functioning members of society.