Mental Health Awareness Must Be Raised
News Release – Brussels, February 19, 2009
Summary: John Bowis MEP, Conservative health spokesman in the European Parliament, was quoted after MEPs adopted a report on the subject of mental illness, “There is still far too much stigma surrounding mental illness yet one in four people will suffer from it at some point in their lives. The cost of not acting – especially in a recession – is high. We need greater action to raise awareness and to combat the social exclusion associated with poor mental health.”