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Mental Health in Society
By Alex Sullivan
What is Mental Health?
❖ A person’s condition with regard to their psychological and emotional well being
What is mentally unhealthy?
❖ Becoming overwhelmed by emotions
❖ Not feeling good about themselves
❖ Not being comfortable around other people
❖ Not being able to adjust to life’s trials and tribulations
Mental illness
❖ refers to a wide range of mental health conditions — disorders that affect your
mood, thinking and behavior.
The Stats...
“
So, what’s the problem?
Physical
Vs
Mental
What is being done?
“I am mentally ill. I can say that. I am not ashamed
of that. I survived that, I’m still surviving it, but
bring it on.” - Carrie Fisher
It is important as a society to try to reach towards a world where
mental health is given the respect and attention that it needs.

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Mental Health in society

  • 1. Mental Health in Society By Alex Sullivan
  • 2. What is Mental Health? ❖ A person’s condition with regard to their psychological and emotional well being
  • 3. What is mentally unhealthy? ❖ Becoming overwhelmed by emotions ❖ Not feeling good about themselves ❖ Not being comfortable around other people ❖ Not being able to adjust to life’s trials and tribulations
  • 4. Mental illness ❖ refers to a wide range of mental health conditions — disorders that affect your mood, thinking and behavior.
  • 5.
  • 7.
  • 8.
  • 9.
  • 10. So, what’s the problem?
  • 12.
  • 13. What is being done?
  • 14. “I am mentally ill. I can say that. I am not ashamed of that. I survived that, I’m still surviving it, but bring it on.” - Carrie Fisher
  • 15.
  • 16. It is important as a society to try to reach towards a world where mental health is given the respect and attention that it needs.