Mental health includes our emotional, psychological, and social wellbeing. 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 and adolescence through adulthood.

if you experience mental health problems throughout your life, your thinking, mood, and behavior could be affected.

Positive mental health allows people to: realize their full potential, cope with the stresses of life, work productively, make meaningful contributions to their communities.