"Munduko indarkeriaren erdia baino gehiago osasun mentaleko erronketatik dator" Sri Sri Ravi Shankarrek Europako Parlamentuari esan dio

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Mundua aurrekaririk gabeko depresioaren, suizidioaren eta buruko osasun arazoen gorakada jasaten ari da.

2022ko ekainean argitaratutako OMEren Munduko Osasun Mentaleko txostenaren arabera, depresioa eta antsietatea % 25 igo ziren pandemiaren lehen urtean, eta, ondorioz, nahaste mentala duten pertsonen kopurua ia mila milioi pertsonara iritsi zen.

Buruko osasunarekin lotutako gaur egungo erronkei aurre egiteko, maiatzaren 22an Bruselan Europako Parlamentuan Think Tank bat egin zen, Ryszard Czarnecki eurodiputatuak antolatuta eta Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar buru zela (irudian). Think Tank-ek osasun mentala hobetzeko soluzio berritzaileak jorratu eta eztabaidatu zituen, eragin globalerako eskala daitezkeen osasun mentala hobetzeko, osasun mentalaren eta bakearen arteko elkarlotura, osasun mentalaren eta osasun mentaleko ahaleginen azken ikerketak lan eremuan abantaila lehiakor gisa.

“Mental health is one of the greatest challenges the world is facing today. Whether it is in developing or developed countries, in war or peace zones, it is an issue that affects the entire world,” said Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar.

Despite the worrying increase of mental health issues, however, there is still a prejudice around it, Gurudev stressed. A person cannot be treated unless they admit they have an issue and need help, which is already a courageous first step, but in today’s judgemental world, such an admission could put their job or relationships at stake, so people tend to hide their problems.

Stress is one of the biggest causes of mental health, which can be managed through a healthy life balance, but for that people “need a little bit of care and attention”. Unlike with physical health however, there are no “mental hygiene” courses in school. “More than half of the violence in the world comes from mental health challenges”, Shankar said. “In the US, more than 600 mass shootings have happened over the past 6 months. The cause for this is mental health.”

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Mundu osoko osasun mentaleko arazoak murrizteko, lehenik eta behin gizartearen aurreiritziei aurre egin behar diegu, baina gero gure baitan dauzkagun aurreiritzi mota ezberdinei, generoari, erlijioari, klaseari edo aktoreari lotutakoak, gomendatu zuen Gurudevek. Yogak eta meditazioak ere asko lagundu dezakete bizimodu osasuntsuan, eta elkarrekintza sozialak, ez sare sozialen bidez, baina bizitza errealean jendea ezagutzeak, trauma sendatzen lagun dezake.

“The mission of politics is to ensure the common good, nationally and globally, but we can’t ensure common good based of fear and anger,” said Alojz Peterle, former prime minister of Slovenia.

“I am not a doctor, but I understand that a fragmented world means fragmented people and the more fragmented we are, the more mental health issues we will have,” added Peterle, exemplifying how suicide rates in Slovenia decreased by 10% after the country joined the European Union, as people had new hope brough on by the sense of belonging to a community sharing the same values and principles.

“No single organization can handle the mental health crisis alone. Governments, healthcare institutions and NGOs must join forces to create comprehensive mental health strategies. Together we can create a healthier and more resilient society,” Ryszard Czarnecki said.

Polonian, osasun mentaleko plan bat ezarri da herrialde osoko zentroetan komunitateei doan laguntzeko, Adam Niedzielski Poloniako Osasun ministroak azaldu duenez. Tratamendu-planak espezialistek garatzen dituzte osasun mentaleko krisia jasaten ari den pertsonarekin dituzten harremanen arabera. Eta, 2019az geroztik, zentro horietako 380 haur eta nerabeei eskaini zaizkie.

“A sad face should not be allowed to exist because each one of us should take responsibility to bring the factor of happiness, then we can make society a better place,” Shankar pointed out. 

Moreover, since the outbreak of the war in Ukraine, Poland set has up medical centres for mental health along the border as well as across the country to support Ukrainian refugees in their trauma recovery, providing them equal access to healthcare as to Polish citizens and conducting information campaigns in refugee camps. “Wars do not only cause physical wounds, but also wounds to the mind, which can be harder to heal,” Gurudev said.

Shankar’s International Association for Human Values (IAHV) and Art of Living have also managed to set up over  400 workshops for Ukrainians both inside Ukraine and in Europe, helping more than 5,000 Ukrainians currently located in over 20 countries. They were taught how to self-manage stress, insomnia, despair ad traumatic symptoms.

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