About mental health and intellectual disability
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This information is about mental health.
It has information on
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- What mental health is
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- What good mental health is
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- What a mental health problem is
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- What can lead to mental health problems and mental illness
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- What is not a mental health problem
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- Mental health and intellectual disability
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Mental health is about
- How you think
- How you feel
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You have different types of feelings.
You can spot different feelings by noticing
- changes in how you think
- changes in how your body feels
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Feelings can make you feel good.
You can be
- Happy
![Calm person](/sites/default/files/styles/easy_read/public/media-image/calm%20.png?itok=0uLeajOU)
- Calm
![Sad person](/sites/default/files/styles/easy_read/public/media-image/Sad%20.png?itok=tLbeWE7w)
Feelings can make you feel bad.
You can be
![Person upset](/sites/default/files/styles/easy_read/public/media-image/Upset-7.png?itok=6t9I4pbn)
- Upset
- Sad
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- Worried
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Good mental health can mean different things.
Good mental health is when you feel OK about having different kinds of feelings.
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Good mental health is being able to do everyday things like making breakfast.
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Good mental health is having people you enjoy spending time with.
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Good mental health is when you do things you like.
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To have good mental health you need to take care of different parts of your life.
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Below are some examples of some ways you can take care of these different parts.
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- A safe place to live
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- Healthy food
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- Time to relax
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- Exercise
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- Enough sleep
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- Time with family and friends
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- Time to do things you enjoy
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There are different words used to talk about mental health.
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A mental health problem is when your feelings start to worry you.
![Stressed person](/sites/default/files/styles/easy_read/public/media-image/not%20in%20control%20of%20feelings%20.png?itok=xbBnw5Zk)
It can be when you cannot control your feelings.
You might not be able to calm your feelings to think clearly.
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You might feel different to the way you usually do.
![Upset person](/sites/default/files/styles/easy_read/public/media-image/mental%20illness_1.png?itok=gjRMZWb9)
A mental illness is when your feelings and thoughts make it hard to do things.
Sometimes mental illness is also called a mental disorder.
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A serious mental illness is when your feelings and thoughts make you feel so bad that you cannot do things.
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Below are some names for mental health problems and mental illness.
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Anxiety is when people feel worried about what is going to happen in the future.
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Depression is when people
- Feel very sad or down for a long time
- Might not feel like doing the things you usually do
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Bipolar disorder is when people feel very down sometimes and have lots of energy at other times.
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Psychosis is when people might find it hard to tell what is real
People with psychosis might
- Hear voices when no one is there
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- See things that are not there
![Person thinking](/sites/default/files/styles/easy_read/public/media-image/Think8.png?itok=2yjYaB3x)
- Believe things that are not true
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Schizophrenia is a type of psychosis.
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For more information about types of mental health problems and mental illness go to https://www.beyondblue.org.au/
the-facts
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The NDIS may be able to help people who need support because they have a mental health problem.
NDIS is short for National Disability Insurance Scheme.
The NDIS calls disabilities that happen because of mental illness a psychosocial disability.
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For more information about what support you can get from the NDIS discuss with your support coordinator.
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A support coordinator is a person who helps plan and organise
- Your care
- Other services you will get
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If you think you may have a mental health problem or mental illness, go to
- When to get help https://www.idmhconnect.health/when-get-help/ER
- Where to start to get help https://www.idmhconnect.health/where-start-get-help/ER
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