Unlock the secrets to understanding mental health and empower yourself and others.
Mental Health Literacy is your understanding of Mental Health conditions, knowing when to ask for help, and recognising signs of poor mental health. Basically, it’s the education you have surrounding mental health, both your own and that of others. Let’s dive into the benefits of building your mental health literacy and the ways that you can do this!
Benefits of Building Your Mental Health Literacy
As the conversation and awareness around Mental Health grows, it’s important that we build up our Mental Health Literacy to stay informed about correct terms and how to verbalise the emotions we and others may feel. The knowledge we build surrounding Mental Health empowers us to effectively manage our mental well-being and recognise the signs of decreasing Mental Health. By recognising these signs, we can take action sooner to reduce the severity of poor Mental Health. This refers to our own Mental Health as well as that of others.
By building our Mental Health Literacy, we learn new skills and ways to help and support our loved ones, colleagues, and community members in their Mental Health journey. There are still various stigmas and misconceptions that form barriers in Mental Health conversations and journeys. When we build our Mental Health Literacy, we work to dismantle these barriers and form environments in which conversations around Mental Health can flow freely and people feel safe to ask for help without judgement.
How to Build Your Mental Health Literacy
Just as when you build your education on other topics, you can build your Mental Health Literacy by utilising available resources to learn more about Mental Health topics. However, many Mental Health resources are complicated and difficult to access. Luckily, Psyche Innovations has got your back! On the Psyche: Mental Health app, you’ll find the Word of the Day feature.
This feature has a glossary of terms related to Mental Health aimed at building your knowledge of the topic. Every day a new word is selected for you to learn so that you can slowly build up your Mental Health Literacy, but don’t stress, this isn’t a boring dictionary of Mental Health. This feature includes a game, where you’ll have to guess the correct definition of the Word of the Day. You also have the option to fast-track your educational journey by completing multiple definitions at once.
Building your Mental Health Literacy is a skill that not only benefits you but those around you too. With easy ways to build your knowledge of Mental Health, why not start reaping the benefits today with the Psyche: Mental Health app!
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