- Federation President Sue Williams will lead SIGBI over the next 12 months. Her theme for the year is ‘Think on It’ which encourages members to raise awareness of mental health issues, both amongst ourselves and the wider public. She is focussing on those issues which particularly affect women and girls, such as domestic abuse or PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.
- President Sue’s Welcome Letter
Some shocking statistics
- 29% of women have mental health issues compared with 17% of men.
- 30-60% of women with mental health problems have experienced domestic violence.
- 2/3 of dementia cases are women.
- 1 in 12 young women self-harm.
- 20% of women have PTSD compared to 8 % of men.
- 56% of young trafficked survivors have depression.
mentalhealth.org.uk has more information here