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care for

mental health,

a crucial need

in

pandemic

“Mental health…is not a destination, but a process. you start to see changes in your overall happiness and
It’s about how you drive, not where you’re going.” relationships, there are always ways get the support you
– Noam Shpancer want. Here are some ways you can get help:

Mental health is integral to living a healthy, balanced life. <Connect with other individuals, friends and family.
It is not merely the absence of mental illness. Our mental
<Learn more about mental health.
health encompasses our psychological, emotional and
social well-being. This means it impacts how we feel, think <Talk to a professionals for assistance.
and behave each day. Being healthy mentally can promote
productivity and effectiveness in activities like work, school Children and Teens at Risk
or caregiving. It plays an important part in the health of
Children can experience anxiety, distress, social isolation,
your relationships, and allows you to adapt to changes in
and an abusive environment that can have short or long
our life and cope with adversity.
term effects on their mental health.
Positive mental health allows people to:
Common signs of mental health issues or psychological
± Realize their full potential distress include:

± Cope with the stresses of life <Unprovoked aggression, engaging in self-harm
practices, such as cutting oneself,increased sadness,
± Work productively depression, or worry

± Make meaningful contributions to their communities. <Difficulty adjusting to social situations and/or new
situations
In the present situation , when we are going through a
really tough time for the Covid-19 pandemic , the issue <Recurrent nightmares, night terrors, and/or sleep
of mental health is not only relevant but crucial. During difficulties like insomnia
this time many people have faced serious challenges to
their mental health. Along with the health impacts of <Low grades or a sudden academic decline, difficulties
the disease, COVID-19 has led to, self and social isolation, with concentration and attention
disconnection from family and friends, quarantine and
<Constant worry and anxiety, Social withdraw from
lockdowns on movement resulting in more people than
activities your child once liked or loved to do
ever experiencingfeelings of helplessness, isolation, grief,
anxiety and depression. Issues related to mental health <A noticeable and/or sudden loss of appetite and/or
can impact different people in different ways, and that extreme weight loss
is completely fine. There is nothing to be ashamed of. If
<Repetitively performing rituals and routines like hand-

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