Mental health affects how we think, feel, and act, and helps determine how we handle stress and relate to others. It involves our emotional, psychological, and social well-being and is important throughout life. Poor mental health is not the same as mental illness, as someone can experience poor mental health without a diagnosis. Mental health allows people to enjoy life and deal with challenges while respecting culture, equity, social justice, and personal dignity.

3. Mental health includes our emotional, psychological, and
social well-being. It affects how we think, feel, and act. It
also helps determine how we handle stress, relate to
others, and make healthy choices.1 Mental health is
important at every stage of life, from childhood and
adolescence through adulthood.
Although the terms are often used interchangeably, poor
mental health and mental illness are not the same. A
person can experience poor mental health and not be
diagnosed with a mental illness.

4. “Mental health is the capacity of each and all of us to
feel, think, and act in ways that enhance our ability to
enjoy life and deal with the challenges we face. It is a
positive sense of emotional and spiritual well-being
that respects the importance of culture, equity, social
justice, interconnections, and personal dignity.”
– Public Health Agency of Canada, 2014

9. •PATIENTS WERE LOCKED IN TALL
JAIL LIKE BUILDINGS,FAR
FROM THE CENTER OF
POPULATION,ALIENATED FROM
THE SOCIETY.

10. • IT WAS DURING THE 20TH
CENTURY THAT PSYCHIATRY
HEALTH BEGAN TO MAKE
SCIENTIFIC ADVANCE.

11. SYMPTOMS OF MENTAL ILLNESS
1. Feeling anxious or worried
2. Feeling depressed or unhappy
3. Emotional outbursts
4. Sleep problems
5. Weight or appetite changes.
6. Quiet or withdrawn
7. Substance abuse
8. Feeling guilty or worthless
is suicidal and urgent help is needed. Call Triple
zero (000) for an ambulance immediately.
9. Changes in behaviour or feelings

13. SURVEY RECORDS

14. SURVEY RECORDS

16. PREVENTIVE MEASURES
connecting to others
Call a friend or loved one now and arrange
to meet up.
If you don't feel that you have anyone to
call, reach out to acquaintances.
Get out from behind your TV or computer
screen.
Be a joiner.
Don't be afraid to smile and say hello to
strangers you cross paths with.
Staying active is as good for the brain as it
is for the body

22. THANKYOU
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