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Mental Health Awareness
Stratford-upon-Avon College
21st-25th May 2012
Mental Health Awareness Week
Aims of the Week
• To raise awareness of Mental Health conditions
• To remove the stigma attached to having a Mental Illness
• To encourage others to speak freely of Mental Health
• To offer advice, information and support across college
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Mental Health:
Refers to how we think, feel & behave.
Mental Health problems can affect an individual’s daily life, relationships or physical health.
What is meant by Mental Health?
Mental ill-Health:
A broad term, used to describe the range of mental health problems; from those with mild symptoms to the most sever mental disorders.
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• Moving House
• Losing a Job
• Change in Social Scene
• Pregnancy
• Bereavement
Potential Causes of Mental Health Difficulties...
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“Mental Health” refers to a wide range of conditions, including;
• Anorexia
• Depression
• Schizophrenia
• Bi-Polar Disorder
• Anxiety
• Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
• Paranoia
• Phobia
Examples of Mental Health Conditions
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• 1 in 4 people will be affected by a mental health issue each year
• 10% of children have a mental health problem
• Between 8-12% of the population experience depression each year
• Mixed anxiety & depression is the most common mental disorder
in Britain
• Suicides rates show that British men are three times as likely to
die by suicide than British women
Facts & Figures
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Did you know...?Princess Diana
Catherine Zeta-Jones
Marilyn Munroe
Depression
Mike Tyson
Depression / Temper
Heath Ledger
Depression
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• Isolation / Social exclusion
• Alcohol Abuse
• Drug Abuse
• Self-Harm
• Stress
• Suicidal Thoughts
Potential effects of Mental Health Conditions
“Mental ill health feels just as bad, or worse, than any other illness – only you cannot see it.”
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•www.mind.org.uk • www.rethink.org•www.mentalhealth.org.uk
•www.youngminds.org.uk
•www.talktofrank.com •www.camhscares.nhs.uk
Useful Links...
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