It is World Mental Health Day today. It is a chance to talk about mental health in general, how we need to look after it, and how important it is to talk about things and get help if you are struggling.
If you’re in good mental health, you can:
- make the most of your potential
- cope with life
- play a full part in your family, workplace, community and among friends.
Some people call mental health ‘emotional health’ or ‘well-being’ and it’s just as important as good physical health. Mental health is everyone’s business. We all have times when we feel down or stressed or frightened. Most of the time those feelings pass. But sometimes they develop into a more serious problem and that could happen to any one of us.
Everyone is different. You may bounce back from a setback while someone else may feel weighed down by it for a long time.
Your mental health doesn’t always stay the same. It can change as circumstances change and as you move through different stages of your life. Many people don’t even feel comfortable talking about their feelings. But it’s healthy to know and say how you’re feeling.
Good mental health is characterised by a person’s ability to fulfil a number of key functions and activities, including:
- the ability to learn
- the ability to feel, express and manage a range of positive and negative emotions
- the ability to form and maintain good relationships with others
- the ability to cope with and manage change and uncertainty.
Top 10 Tips for looking after your mental health.
As a school, we remain committed to helping children understand their own mental health and that of others in their lives. Please remember, you can talk to any adult inm school if you need to talk to xopemone about your mental health or the mental health of your child.
