Mental health includes our emotional, psychological, and social well-being. It affects how we think, feel, and act. It also helps determine how we handle stress, relate to others, and make choices. Mental health is important at every stage of life, from childhood to adolescence to adulthood.
While 1-in-5 people will experience a mental illness during their lifetime, we all experience emotional ups and downs from time-to time in our lives. Mental health conditions go beyond these emotional reactions and become something longer lasting. They are medical conditions, not the result of personal weakness, lack of character, or poor upbringing. With proper treatment, people can realize their full potential, cope with the stresses of life, work productively, and meaningfully contribute to the their community.
Click below to learn more and access practical tips and tools that you can use to improve your mental health and the mental health of your loved ones.
| FAQs About Suicide |
| It’s Okay to Talk About Suicide |
| Warning Signs of Suicide |
| Is it Stress or Anxiety? | Taking Control of Your Mental Health |
| My Mental Health: Do I Need Help? | What Can My Genes Tell Me About My Mental Health? |
| Getting the Right Start |
Interactive Activities for Children
| Stress Catcher |
| Get Excited About the Brain: A Coloring and Activity Book |
| Stand Up to Stress: A Coloring and Activity Book |
| CDC | National Institute of Mental Health |
| NAMI – Bucks County | SAMHSA |
| NAMI – Montgomery County | WHO |
| Mental Health America |