Everyone Has Mental Health, Not Everyone Talks About It

Not all of us will experience mental illness, but every one of us struggles at some point with stress, sadness, or anxiety. Mental health sits on a continuum that shifts through the seasons of our lives.

When we treat mental health as something only "other people" deal with, we make it harder for anyone to ask for help. Silence allows distress to grow quietly.

Good mental health is not about always feeling happy or confident. It is about having the ability to manage life's problems and difficulties, to bounce back, and to reach out when we need support. The first step is simply to talk about it, at home, in classrooms, and at work.