Darkness to Dialogue: Living Well With Mental Illness

November 2025 “Monthly Mental Health in the News: On World Mental Health Day, October 2025, we were reminded that everyone's mental health matters, and you are not alone.” Article Summary This year’s World Mental Health Day theme, “Access to Services: Mental Health in Humanitarian Emergencies,” brought attention to one of the most urgent global mental health challenges. On October 10, 2025, the World Health Organization (WHO) reminded the world that mental health care must be included in every emergency response. Access to care was not a luxury; it was a lifeline. Without it, recovery became harder, trauma went unresolved, and suffering deepened. Understanding the Global Context Crisis situations, whether war, displacement, natural disasters, or pandemics, profoundly affect mental health. According to the WHO, one in five people affected by humanitarian emergencies will experience a mental health condition . Yet mental health and psychosocial support often remain absent or...