It is official! On behalf of every single person out there living with CHD, their friends and families; ECHDO is proud to announce our very first autumn campaign called “HeartToHeart”.
With this campaign we aim to raise awareness of the psychological challenges that many with CHD will experience throughout their lives, as this is a growing patient population and for many – a lifelong battle.
People with CHD are resilient and have good coping strategies, but we are also aware of the fact that children and adults with CHD face significant medical challenges including long hospital stays, medical procedures and cardiac symptoms, and that is why it is not surprising that psychiatric disorders represent the most common comorbidity among people with CHD.
With this campaign we want to bring our focus on why “HeartToHeart” conversations are so important, and throughout this campaign we hope you will be able to understand why that is. It is about time we start talking about our mental health.
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