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Exploring Mental Health

What is mental health? You’ve probably heard that word used before. But, do you really know what mental health means? Mental health is how you think, feel, and act. It’s how you look at yourself, your life, and the people in it. Your mental health helps you make decisions and choices. Your mental health is also impacted by your thoughts and feelings which create actions. Sometimes our bodies will do an action without thinking about it. For example, your body knows your heart must beat to stay alive. But sometimes, we have to use our brain to tell our bodies what action we want to do. Some actions can be healthy. Others are not. It’s important to think about your feelings and try to find a healthy way to act in situations. Acting in a healthy way will produce positive results. Acting in a negative way will not. Your mental health affects everything in your life. For example, your ability to listen or follow directions in class and your ability to talk to other people are all affected. There are many things you can do to protect your mental health and overall health. For example, eating healthy foods, staying active and getting enough sleep each night. Or, finding ways to manage your stress, and taking time every day talk with someone you trust about how you are feeling.



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Activit y: Think of a movie where a charact er goes through many struggles. Write them dow n. How did he/she act in each situation? Was it positive or negative? What happened as a result of their actions? How wou ld you describe the character’s overall mental health? If the character acted in a positive way, what did they do well? If they acted in a negative way , what are some things the character could have done better?

Look for lesson 3 on Thursday, November 10. This lesson is part of the Newspapers In Education program, Feelings Matter. To learn more visit nie.newsok.com. Newspapers for this educational program provided by: This publication made possible by Federal Grant 1U79SM058520-01 from the US Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) to the Oklahoma Systems of Care (OSOC) program administered by the Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services. 15,000 copies of this publication were produced at a cost of $.33 each. Copies have been deposited with the Oklahoma Publication’s Clearinghouse. 10/2011.

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