There are a lot of reasons someone can have mental health problems.

These include

• Feeling stressed for a long time

• A family member who has a mental health problem

• Health issues

• Not enough support

• Money problems

• Not doing enough exercise

• Eating unhealthy food and drinks

• Using drugs and drinking alcohol

Not all feelings that make you feel bad are a mental health problem.

Everyone has these feelings sometimes.

They usually do not last long.

You might have a mental health problem or mental illness if

• You feel bad for 2 weeks or more

• The feelings that make you feel bad keep coming back

A lot of people with intellectual disability have mental health problems or mental illness.

This does not mean that you will have mental health problems or mental illness.

Every person is different.

It is important to know about mental illness so you can get help early.

There are things you can do to have good mental health.

For more information on what you can do to have good mental health go to https://www.idmhconnect.health/
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There are some tricky words on this Easy Read page. 

For more information about these words go to

https://www.idmhconnect.health/word-list