Hoshiarpur - According to the orders of Director Health and Family Welfare Department Punjab and the guidelines of Civil Surgeon Hoshiarpur Dr. Pawan Kumar Shagotra, under the leadership of Deputy Medical Commissioner Dr. Harbans Kaur with the support of Manager Inderveer Singh, Mental Health Day was celebrated at Food and Craft Institute NFCI.
 Dr Mehma Minhas Medical Officer, District Drug Addiction Rehabilitation Center Hoshiarpur, Nisha Rani Manager, Prashant Adian Kausler, Tania Kausler and officers, employees and students of the institute were present. Sharing information on this occasion, Deputy Medical Commissioner Dr. Harbans Kaur said that the World Health Organization started with the aim of creating awareness among people about mental health. This day is being celebrated under this year's theme 'Mental Health at Work'.
In today's fast-paced life, every person is under mental stress due to some reason or the other. Mental health is a basic human right for all people. He said that good mental health is very important for our overall health and well-being. Yet one in eight people globally are living with adverse mental health conditions that affect their physical health, their well-being, how they relate to others. Our society is not yet aware of mental illness. Mental illness is also like any other physical illness and it can be cured.
Creative thinking is the biggest weapon to fight this disease. Keeping oneself alone, thinking all the time, not wanting to talk to anyone, having bad thoughts all the time, irritability, suicidal mentality, getting angry more, mentally, if such symptoms are seen, then the expert Go to the doctors and get treatment.