Mental wellbeing describes your mental state – how you are feeling and how well you can cope with day-to-day life. Our Mental Wellbeing is dynamic as it can change from moment to moment, day to day, month to month or year to year.

We all have times when we have low Mental Wellbeing, where we feel stressed, upset or find it difficult to cope. This is normal and part reaction; everyone feels low or down at times and children and young people (just like adults) can be upset by many different things that might occur. But if the feeling is more than just sad or it persists for a longer time, then everyday sadness or low mood may move into something more serious.

There are some common life events that may affect your Mental Wellbeing:

Loss or bereavement.
Loneliness.
Relationship problems.
Issues at school.
Worries about money.

Everyone deserves to feel good and there are steps you can take to maintain and improve your Mental Wellbeing:

Build positive relationships.
Take time for yourself.
Look after your mental health.
Look after your physical health.

What can you do in school to gain Mental Wellbeing?

Be open and talk about your feelings with your friends.
Associate yourself with positive people.
Join an enrichment club at lunchtime or after school.

Get physically active (a Health body and mind are closely linked).
Speak to your form tutor.
Talk to your student support worker.

Complete an email or post a note in the red post box.

If you are struggling with your mental health, feeling down or low, could you please see your student support worker.