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Mental Health
Lesson
Mental Health

All of us have mental health and, like our bodies, our minds
can become unwell.

1 in 10 young people will experience a mental health

problem.

These include depression, anxiety disorder, eating disorders,

psychosis or bipolar disorder.

It’s important to talk about mental health and get help early if
things don’t feel right, just like we would for our physical
health.
 Time to Change

Time to Change is a nationwide movement to get people talking

about mental health.

No one should feel ashamed about having a mental health problem,

they wouldn’t if they had a broken leg.

Today we’re going to learn a bit more about mental health and
challenge some of the common myths
 What is mental health?

Put your hands up if..

Definition of mental health

"The capacity to live a full, productive life as well as the flexibility to

deal with its ups and downs. In children and young people it is
especially about the capacity to learn, enjoy friendships, to meet
challenges, to develop talents and capabilities.”

Source: Young Minds 1999

The mental health continuum
Good wellbeing

Mental
I have a mental health
I have no diagnosis.
diagnosis but I am
I am well and enjoying
coping well and
my life
enjoying my life

I have a mental health Wellbeing

I have no diagnosis,
diagnosis but
but I am not coping
I am not coping and I
and I am not happy
am not happy

Poor wellbeing
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Ways toTitle
Wellbeing

Talking being open with people I trust about how I’m feeling.

Exercising looking after my body, playing sport, eating healthy.

Calming trying meditation, good sleep habits like turning my phone off early.

Learning a new skill, a great way to gain confidence.

Relating spending time with the people I care about.

Contributing helping others or contributing to causes I believe in.

Creating expressing myself creatively e.g. music, art, drama, writing.

Congratulating being kind to myself, or listing the qualities I value in myself.

Your
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to Wellbeing
 “With so many new opportunities, I
What people said can now say with complete honesty
that I am excited for my future – a
future where people will always
“Because young people should be able to stare and ask, “what happened to
talk about mental health more openly. I feel your arms?”, but a future where I
very strongly that mental health problems can tell them, with a smile, that I
can happen to anyone no matter how beat my demons.” Ashton
intelligent or from what background you are.
I am a very sociable person with lots of
friends and I don’t think people would have
expected it to happen to me.” Louise
“I am also
working to
improve my diet
and cycle more
“It’s the little things that count. If you ever are struggling with what to
to fight the big
say/do when a friend opens up to you about their mental health, please
‘black dog’.”
don’t shut them out. Patience and an open mind are the only
James
requirements necessary to be supportive. You don’t need to be an
expert on the subject to be an effective listener.” Emily
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Thank You