Unfortunately, life doesn t come with an instruction manual. It s up to each one of us to learn how to take care of ourselves and our loved ones in the best ways we can.
Mental health means being able to communicate clearly with others.
It means providing one s children with safe and loving guidance and discipline. It means knowing effective ways to reduce stress. It means cultivating an awareness of one s own needs for companionship, exercise, rest and recreation. It means not being afraid to ask for help and knowing where and when to get it. The National Council for Community Behavioral Health Care and the National Mental Health Association have compiled statistics on how mental health and mental illness matters to all of us.