One in five 'have mental illness'

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One in five people in NI show signs of possible mental health problems, the Health Promotion Agency has said.

The agency has launched a campaign to raise awareness of psychological problems people face as part of World Mental Health Day.

Deirdre McNamee from the Health Promotion Agency said the theme of the campaign was resilience.

"Resilience can offer protection against developing mental health problems such as depression," she said.

"Good mental health underpins all health and wellbeing and needs to be protected and promoted."