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 • The benefits of mental health
according to Science:

• Improvements in relationships;
• Reduction in anxiety;
• Clearer thinking;
Why is mental • Improved moods;

health • Increased sel-steem;

• A greater sense of calm or inner peace;

important? • Reduced risk of depression.

Mental illness, also called mental health

disorders, refers to a wide range of mental health
conditions — disorders that affect your mood,
thinking and behavior.
• 1 in 5 north americans will
experience a mental illness at
some point in their lifetime

• 1 in 25 north americans lives with

a serious mental illness, such as
schizophrenia, bipolar disorder or
major depression

• 86% of brazilian popuation suffer

from some type of mental problem

• Brazil is the country that

concentrates the largest number
of anxious people in the world