Bhubaneswar: On the occasion of World Mental Health Day today, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik pledged his commitment to ensure quality mental health care accessible to those who are vulnerable.
Taking to Twitter, the Odisha CM said, “As the world grapples with the biggest health emergency of our time due to COVID-19 pandemic, it has brought sharp focus on mental health and wellbeing”.
“On World Mental Health Day, pledge to ensure that quality mental health care is accessible to those who are vulnerable”, the CM tweeted.
As the world grapples with the biggest health emergency of our time due to #COVID19 pandemic, it has brought sharp focus on mental health and wellbeing. On #WorldMentalHealthDay, pledge to ensure that quality mental health care is accessible to those who are vulnerable. pic.twitter.com/tQi9CRGMMp
— Naveen Patnaik (@Naveen_Odisha) October 10, 2020
World Mental Health Day is observed on 10 October every year, with the overall objective of raising awareness of mental health issues around the world and mobilizing efforts in support of mental health.