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Mental Health Awareness

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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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