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WELLBEING | Adagaidęhsraˀ
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MENTAL WELLNESS

Goal: Build MENTAL WELLNESS within our people.

Positive Change Impacts

Stewardship (page 18) Culture (page 26)
Nurturing a relationship with Mental Health can be balanced
Mother Earth can help build a when our understanding of
strong mind health is rooted in our culture

Participatory
Decision Making (page 40) Education (page 72)
More mental wellness can foster Providing mental health
participation in community support in schools can build
engagements when members our children’s capacity to learn
do not feel unsafe or hostile

Community Care (page 90) Basic Needs (page 86)
Supporting mental wellness in Mental wellness empowers
ways that reflect our unique individuals to make changes
past and culture strengthens that can lift them from poverty
our system of community care

Safety & Emergency Built Environment (page 60)
Services (page 56) Having access to a healthy built
Mental wellness and stability can environment (housing, clean water,
reduce violence or aggression transportation) is a pillar of mental
that compromises safety wellness

Community Member Responsibilities

• Work to understand your own mental health needs – how do nutrition, exercise, work, culture and emotions
interweave for your mental wellness?
• Develop an understanding about mental health needs, causes and treatments
• Take mental health first aid training such as ASIST or safetalk
• Connect with cultural activities in contemporary or traditional arts to build mental wellness

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