Womankind recognises that the social and political environment in which we live affects women’s mental health:

• In 2020 depression will be the largest cause of disability for women
  (World Health Organisation)
• Twice as many women as men are diagnosed as suffering from clinical depression
• One third of women with children under six years of age suffer from clinical depression
• In women with a diagnosis of severe and enduring mental illness, research shows that 45-50% have been sexually abused