World Mental Health Day 2025

This statement is jointly released by Global Fund Advocates Network Asia-Pacific (GFAN AP), United for Global Mental Health (UnitedGMH), and Seven Alliance (a consortium of Asia-Pacific networks: APCOM, APN+, APNSW, APTN, ICWAP, NAPUD, Youth LEAD) on World Mental Health Day 2025.

This year’s World Mental Health Day theme, “Mental Health in Humanitarian Emergencies”, is a timely reminder of the urgency to prioritise mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS) for millions of individuals affected by crises, catastrophes and emergencies.

Around the world, countless communities – including people living with and/or affected by HIV, tuberculosis (TB) and malaria – are impacted by displacement, hunger and destruction. Over the past five decades, climate- and weather-related disasters have increased five-fold, while global levels of conflict and violence have doubled in just five years. The Asia-Pacific region is exceptionally impacted by climate change: In 2023, Asia was the world’s most disaster-hit region from weather, climate and water-related hazards, while more than half of Pacific Island countries’ infrastructure lies in high-risk coastal zones. Globally in 2025, the World Health Organisation (WHO) estimates that 305 million people will require urgent humanitarian aid, including 67 million living with a mental health condition.

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