World Mental Health Day themed Mental Health in an Unequal provides us with the opportunity to use all our resources to campaign and raise global awareness about the decades of systemic and societal inequalities and injustices perpetrated against people with the lived experience. Inequalities in access to mental health deprives people from living fully integrated and dignified lives. The greatest barrier that people with mental disability face is society's attitude towards them. This largely determines how they are excluded from opportunities afforded to most of us. Mental health can no longer continue to operate in an unequal world in which peoples' rights are disregarded. Mental health is every ones business and together we can make a difference to ensure decisive action to increase investment in mental health and safeguard social justice for all living with a mental health condition.

World Mental Health Day was observed for the first time on October 10th, 1992. The World Federation for Mental Health choses the topic for Mental Health Day. In 2021 topic of World Mental Health Day is Mental Health in an Unequal World. The realities of the world economy, politics as well as the effects of global warming and finally Pandemics have all contributed to the current situation of an unequal health care globally. Mental Health seems to have suffered more than other health disciplines. The World Federation for Mental Health has prioritized this awareness message that has become an important consideration in planning of services for Mental Health care. It is no longer possible to apply "One model fits all" to our communities. Perhaps taking in considerations of the inequalities in today's work will help us to provide our service users with better mental health support.

Celebrating World Mental Health Day gives us the unique opportunity to show case the work that many volunteers, people with lived experience, professionals and organisations are doing around the world in the field of mental health and mental well-being. Over the years we have seen many local initiatives, forming a platform to create awareness about how importance mental wellbeing is for our general health, and reducing stigma about mental ill health. The phrase "There is no Health Without Mental Health" is still ever so important and relevant. The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic shows clearly that inequalities in our systems are affecting health, leading to unequal mortality rates amongst the most vulnerable groups in our society. The theme for WMHD 2021 could not be a more relevant this year: "Mental Health in an unequal world". WMHD provides the global platform to come together and show case success stories and reduce stigma and inequalities.