The World Mental Health Day was observed under the aegis of Department of Psychology of Government College Women University Faisalabad (GCWUF), here on Thursday.
The faculty and a large number of students participated in the function, arranged at the main auditorium of the university.
In-charge Psychology Department Dr Riffat Sadiq said that the mental health of a person was important as his/her physical health. She said that due to rising poverty, unemployment and lack of safety, an increase in the number of mentally disturbed patients had been witnessed. —APP