Mental Health &

Well-Being
in Middle and Late Adolescence
Personal Development
 Change your mind about Mental
Health
Mental health. It's the way your
thoughts, feelings, and behaviors affect
your life. Good mental health leads to
positive self-image and in turn, satisfying
relationships with friends and others.
Having good mental health helps you make
good decisions and deal with life's
challenges at home, work, or school.
 Unfortunately, most young people with
mental health problems don't get any
treatment for them. Research shows
that effective treatments are available that can
help members of all racial, ethnic, and cultural
groups. If you broke your leg or came down
with pneumonia, you wouldn't let it go
untreated. Often however, young people ignore
mental health problems thinking they will
"snap out of it," or that they are something to
be ashamed of.
Mental Health

It includes our It also helps

emotional, determine how
psychological, and we handle stress,
social well-being. relate to others,
It affects how we and make choices.
think, feel, and
act.
• Biological factors,
such as genes or
brain chemistry
• Life experiences,
such as trauma or
abuse
• Family history of
mental health
problems
Early Warning Signs
• Eating or sleeping too much or too
little
• Pulling away from people and usual
activities
• Having low or no energy
• Feeling numb or like nothing matter
Early Warning Signs
• Having unexplained aches and pains
• Feeling helpless or hopeless
• Smoking, drinking, or using drugs more
than usual
• Feeling unusually confused, forgetful, on
edge, angry, upset, worried, or scared
Early Warning Signs
• Yelling or fighting with family and friends
• Experiencing severe mood swings that cause
problems in relationships
• Having persistent thoughts and memories you can't
get out of your head
• Hearing voices or believing things that are not true
• Thinking of harming yourself or others
• Inability to perform daily tasks like taking care of
your kids or getting to work or school
Mental Health and Wellness
• Realize their full potential
• Cope with the stresses of life
• Work productively
• Make meaningful contributions
to their communities
Ways to maintain positive mental health
include:
• Getting professional help if you need it
• Connecting with others
• Staying positive
• Getting physically active
• Helping others
• Getting enough sleep
• Developing coping skills
Two Content Layout with SmartArt
• Add your first bullet point
here Group 1 Group 2
• Add your second bullet
point here
• Add your third bullet point Group 3 Group 4
here

Group 5 Group 6
Add a Slide Title - 1
Add a Slide Title - 2
Add a Slide
Title - 3
Add a Slide Title - 4
Add a Slide Title - 5
Add a Slide Title - 6
Add a Slide
Title - 7