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When people hear the words Mental Health they usually start to think about Mental Illness. When we asked 1000 young people in South Australia what Mental Health was all about they told us it had something to do with intellectual disability or having learning problems. It seems that people have lots of ideas about what Mental Health is and this makes understanding what Mental Health is actually about, confusing.
Here are 4 definitions that will get you thinking. Mental health involves skills such as the ability to manage change, to recognise, acknowledge and communicate thoughts and feelings, both positive and negative. (HEA 1997)* Mental health is about balance but also encompasses abilities at the extreme e.g. the ability to be happy and sad, hopeful and despairing. (HEA 1997)* Mental health involves the skills to make and maintain relationships to cope with stress and/or to modify environments or relationships that cause stress. (HEA 1997)* Mental Health is the emotional and spiritual resilience that enables us to enjoy life and survive pain, disappointment and sadness. It is a positive sense of well-being and an underlying belief in our own and other's self worth. (HEA 1997)* *Health Educational Authority - UK
Everyone - we all have Mental Health just like we have physical health. And there are things we can do to look after our Mental Health to help us along life's bumpy road!
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