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The World Health Organisation has launched an action plan to improve treatment for mental health illnesses. The plan will also make treatment more widely available.

According to the WHO, many people who have mental health issues feel stigmatised and do not wish to ask for treatment. They feel embarrassed and do not want people to know about their problems.

And because mental health problems are not as obvious as physical illnesses, people just suffer in silence.

The reaction of people when asked about their mental health is usually to walk away and not to talk about it.

Our reporter, Val, conducted a survey in London. Many people said that they don't talk about that sort of thing.

Almost one in four of the world's population have suffered or will suffer from mental health problems.

The WHO wants governments to scale-up their spending on mental health. This is because many governments spend less than 1% of their health budgets on mental health issues.

What is your attitude towards mental health? Does the subject embarrass you? Write to us in English.

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mental health
الصحة النفسية

action plan
خطة عمل

issues
قضايا/مسائل

stigmatisation
وصم المريض النفسي واعتبار مرضه عاراً

embarrassed
الشعور بالحرج والارتباك

reaction
رد الفعل

that sort of thing
مثل هذه الامور

obvious
واضح

suffer

يعاني

scale-up

زيادة / رفع

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