European Parliament Meeting Room . File photoBRUSSELS, 15 AugThe leading faction in the European Parliament, the European People's Party (EPP), called on citizens to sign a petition and declare 2023 the European Year of Mental Health, as MPs say it is of great concern.»Roughly 84 million Europeans today do not feel satisfactory in terms of mental health.According to statistics from the European Commission, one in six Europeans had mental health problems in 2018, and these were figures from the pre-pandemic world.One can only guess how much these numbers could increase after the COVID pandemic -19. Social isolation, job loss, health anxiety are just some of the triggers that have emerged during the pandemic,” the EPP said in a statement. well-being of young people so as not to scar the future of the pandemic generations of Europe,» the faction said. According to the representatives of the EPP, the announcement of 2023 as the year of mental health will draw attention to the provision of quality mental health services for Europeans.
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