You may have a healthy mind and motivation to learn, play, and understand others. Having good ways to deal with your feelings and enjoy life doesn’t mean you will not have a mental illness. Life is full of uncertainty and unpredictability. Just like physical illness, people can experience a mental illness anytime. Many factors like genes or brain chemistry, life experiences, and family history of mental health conditions can contribute to the onset, but Help is available. People with mental health problems can get better or recover completely.

There are lots of Ways to maintain positive mental health, including Relax and reducing stress, Getting enough sleep, Looking after your physical health, Staying positive, Helping others, Finding ways to learn and be creative, Spending time in nature, Connecting with others, Developing coping skills, Getting professional help if you need it, Engaging with those activities can be daunting, be open to a range of approaches and be committed to finding the right support. It can be challenging to find the things that will help you, as different things help different people, take one step at a time and settle for what feels comfortable and go at your own pace, Continue to be hopeful, even when some things don’t work out, Tough times don’t last, but tough does! It will get better.

If you are worried about anyone's mental health and they are not at immediate risk, encourage them to get support from SMIF or any mental health professional and consider helping them to make the initial contact. If you think someone is at immediate risk of hurting themselves or another person call the rescue team.