What is mental health?
What is mental health?
This animation shows what is mental health: our thoughts and feelings, how we are getting on with others and how we are managing day-to-day.
Mental health is something we all have. It’s an essential part of all of us which includes our thoughts and feelings, how we are getting on with other people and how we are managing day-to-day life.
Good mental health
Having good mental health is not about having no mental health problems. It’s about feeling good about ourselves and being able to do the things we need to.
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