DELHI PUBLIC SCHOOL GBN

Welcomes You To The 

Webinar On 
Mental Health And Wellbeing
 MENTAL
HEALTH
AND WELL
BEING
WHAT IS MENTAL HEALTH?
 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. It can change
from moment to moment,
day to day, month to
month or year to year.’ 
DEFINITIONS OF
MENTAL HEALTH
 We all tend to take care of
our body. We like to keep
ourselves clean, wear
clean clothes, try to be
healthy all the time but
what about the mind and
our mental well being? 

WHY MENTAL WELL-

BEING IS IMPORTANT
WHAT DOES GOOD MENTAL HEALTH LOOK
LIKE?
 If you have good mental wellbeing, you are able to:

WHAT • Recognise the good in yourself, such as your

DOES positive attributes and achievements you have
made.
GOOD • Feel and express a range of emotions.

MENTAL • Feel engaged with the world around you. 

• Live and work productively.
HEALTH • Cope with the stresses of daily life and manage
LOOK times of change and uncertainty.

LIKE?
 • Mental health problems can
affect any of us irrespective
of age, personality or
background.
• They include a wide range
of experiences and can
affect the way people think,
feel or behave.
• They can appear as a result
of experiences in both our
personal and working lives
– or they can come about
without any easily
identifiable cause.
• Some problems may be
mild or moderate while
WHAT ARE MENTAL others may take on a more
severe form, affecting a

HEALTH PROBLEMS person’s ability to cope

with day-to-day living.
THE INTER-RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN
MENTAL HEALTH AND PHYSICAL HEALTH

How might living with a physical disability or condition have an impact on

mental health and well-being?
Mental wellbeing is just as
important as physical wellbeing,
and you need to maintain both in
order to stay fit and healthy
WHAT CAN NEGATIVELY AFFECT MENTAL
HEALTH AND WELL-BEING?

What are some factors that can negatively impact, or act as a barrier to,
mental health and well-being?
 AFFECT
MENTAL
HEALTH
AND WELL-
BEING?
WHAT CAN Poverty: Not having enough income to provide
for basic necessities
NEGATIVE Inequality:  Disparities and inequalities between
LY AFFECT different groups negatively affect mental health
and well-being. 
MENTAL Social isolation and loneliness:  People living in
HEALTH communities that are not inclusive experience
marginalization and exclusion. 
AND Low levels of education: reduces opportunities
WELL- for full and active participation in society
BEING? Rapid social change: influences societal values,
beliefs and behaviours, and can affect our well-
being and the way we live. 
WHAT CAN Emergencies: People often face difficult situations which
negatively impact them and have long-lasting effects.

NEGATIVE Stressful work conditions: Excessive demands, lack of

support and encouragement, and health hazards can make a
LY AFFECT person feel vulnerable and unable to cope.

MENTAL Discrimination and other human rights violations: has a

negative impact on a person’s feelings of self-worth,
HEALTH confidence, control over their life and hope for the future. 

AND Violence and abuse: Important negative psychological

impacts of violence and abuse. 
WELL- Physical health conditions: Can present everyday barriers

BEING? and challenges. 

Inexistent or inadequate services or support: Inadequate
services may worsen these problems and cause further
human rights violations.
WHAT HELPS YOU TO ENJOY MENTAL
HEALTH AND WELL-BEING?

What helps you to feel mentally and emotionally well?

 • Having hope about life and the
• Having positive self-esteem/having future
confidence/being happy with who I • Having the desire to live a
am/ feeling empowered to speak fulfilling life
my opinion
• Having self-respect
Purpose in life • Having a sense of belonging
• Emotional attachment to
Attitudes about Relationships with family and friends
self others

Having control
over one’s life Mental health
and well-being
Engagement
• Being able to shape one’s life and recovery
• Having a say in my community’s decisions
• Feeling that ones’ wishes are listened to and respected
• Food and water • Engaging in activities that
Basic needs • Shelter are personally rewarding
• Clothing • Having work satisfaction
• Healthcare
• Financial security
• Education
 Fostering mental health and well-being
PROTECTI Create environments and living conditions that can
contribute to good mental health and well-being. 
NG AND We can all play a role in promoting people’s mental
PROMOTIN health and well-being. 
 Treat others with dignity and respect, provide emotional
G MENTAL support, connect people to supports 
 Advocate for better environments and improved living
HEALTH conditions, fight poverty and social injustice

AND Health and Social Services also have an important role

and responsibility to ensure that they provide quality
WELL- care and support on the basis of free and informed
consent. 
BEING  This will promote community inclusion, autonomy and respect
for the will and preferences of the person.
How you can look after your wellbeing
HOW YOU Talk about the way you feel
CAN Identify your triggers
LOOK Do something you enjoy

AFTER Take time to relax

YOUR Make a plan to stay well – Wellness Action Plan

Think about what helps you if you start feeling
MENTAL overwhelmed
WELL Be kind to yourself – we are all human!
BEING
 • Self-care
• Treatment
options 
• Recovery 
• Peer support 
HOW CAN I HELP MYSELF
OR SOMEONE ELSE?
THANK
YOU