How do we define Mental Health?
The Mental Health Foundation cites mental health as a way of describing how we feel and how we cope with our emotions.
Being mentally healthy doesn't just mean that you are free from mental health problems. However if you're in good mental health, you can:
- Make the most of your potential
- Cope with the change and uncertainty in life
- Manage a range of feelings and emotions
- Play a full part in family life, employment and community
Mental health problems range from the everyday worries, through to anxiety and depression and more serious long term conditions such as schizophrenia and bi-polar disorder.