About mental health and intellectual disability
![Supporting person with mental illness](/sites/default/files/styles/easy_read/public/media-image/mental%20illness%20support.png?itok=mkRCDZzw)
There are a lot of reasons someone can have mental health problems.
These include
![Woman stressed](/sites/default/files/styles/easy_read/public/media-image/Stress%20.png?itok=7ZXWRkVN)
- Feeling stressed for a long time
![Family member with mental health problem](/sites/default/files/styles/easy_read/public/media-image/family%20member%20with%20mental%20health%20.png?itok=gsCxx9Xh)
- A family member who has a mental health problem
![Appointment](/sites/default/files/styles/easy_read/public/media-image/appointment%20.png?itok=MC4csJai)
- Health issues
![Person providing support](/sites/default/files/styles/easy_read/public/media-image/Peer%20Support%201c.png?itok=hk8LKGXh)
- Not enough support
![Money](/sites/default/files/styles/easy_read/public/media-image/Money.jpg?itok=y4Ykz_Yn)
- Money problems
![No exercise](/sites/default/files/styles/easy_read/public/media-image/No%20exercise.png?itok=lL3vzpBv)
- Not doing enough exercise
![Unhealthy food](/sites/default/files/styles/easy_read/public/media-image/Unhealthy%20food.png?itok=cNuZSznA)
- Eating unhealthy food and drinks
- Using drugs and drinking alcohol
![Sad person](/sites/default/files/styles/easy_read/public/media-image/Sad%20.png?itok=tLbeWE7w)
Not all feelings that make you feel bad are a mental health problem.
Everyone has these feelings sometimes.
They usually do not last long.
![What time and date](/sites/default/files/styles/easy_read/public/media-image/When_.png?itok=oasFtzlX)
You might have a mental health problem or mental illness if
- You feel bad for 2 weeks or more
![Supporting person with mental illness](/sites/default/files/styles/easy_read/public/media-image/mental%20illness%20support.png?itok=mkRCDZzw)
- The feelings that make you feel bad keep coming back
![Support group](/sites/default/files/styles/easy_read/public/media-image/support%20group%20.png?itok=cczIX9uJ)
A lot of people with intellectual disability have mental health problems or mental illness.
![Group of people](/sites/default/files/styles/easy_read/public/media-image/Group.png?itok=aWuXHMg7)
This does not mean that you will have mental health problems or mental illness.
Every person is different.
![Man in jumper. Left hand raised above head height. Palm of hand facing towards viewer.](/sites/default/files/styles/easy_read/public/media-image/Michael%206.png?itok=4FA3amkn)
It is important to know about mental illness so you can get help early.
![Man smiling](/sites/default/files/styles/easy_read/public/media-image/Good%20mental%20health.png?itok=PTm_rhWt)
There are things you can do to have good mental health.
![Person in an office](/sites/default/files/styles/easy_read/public/media-image/Office%20Work.png?itok=iy0796IC)
For more information on what you can do to have good mental health go to https://www.idmhconnect.health/
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![Screen capture of the Wordlist on the Intellectual Disability Mental Health Connect website.](/sites/default/files/styles/easy_read/public/media-image/Wordlist.png?itok=nAL2D_c3)
There are some tricky words on this Easy Read page.
For more information about these words go to
https://www.idmhconnect.health/word-list