Mental Wellbeing
Information
Here you’ll find answers to some common questions concerning mental wellbeing
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What is mental health
Healthy
Coping
Struggling
Unwell
What is mental health
We all have mental health, the same as we all have physical health.
Consider mental health on a spectrum; we all sit there somewhere.
Fortunately there are things that can help us stay in the green area or that can help us cope if we are moving up the spectrum.
Healthy
Sometimes we feel great, everything seems to be going well, you could say we are in the green area
Coping
We all have bad days – this could push us into the yellow area, but generally speaking we are coping
Struggling
As things get harder and we feel we cannot cope anymore we begin to edge into the orange. Most people have times like this and just like physical health some days are better than others.
Unwell
Some people move into the red and this is the area where we talk about an individual possibly having a mental illness and they need extra help, this could be from their GP, a psychiatrist or a psychologist depending on the mental illness.
Coping with
There is evidence to suggest that there are five key things we can do that will help improve and maintain our mental health and wellbeing.
If we try them they may help us feel happier, more positive and get more out of life.
The following buttons are self-help suggestions for young people
Finding help
Who can I talk to?
- Friends
- Family
- Someone you trust at school
- Youth worker
- Health professional (GP; Counsellor Nurse)
- Charities and Helplines
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Useful documents
Helpful websites or services
Getting more help
If you haven’t already found the help you’re looking for, you can find additional information and services which are more interactive here.
I would like to make a referral to Mental Health Services by completing the online referral form
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Help lines
Local services
National support organisations
Help lines
Local services
…in and around North Staffordshire
National support organisations
