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Emotional Well-Being What Defines Optimal Mental Health? Healthy functioning is when one spontaneously experiences and expresses emotions appropriate to the situation and their developmental stage Appropriateness of Affect In

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Emotional Well-Being

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What Defines Optimal Mental Health?

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Appropriateness

f Affect

(display of emotions)

 Healthy functioning is when one spontaneously experiences and expresses emotions appropriate to the situation and their developmental stage  In general, our culture considers an individual’s character to be strong if one is able to laugh, to cry, to express hurt, discouragement, anger and pleasure at times when these feelings match the mood of the situation

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Emotionally Healthy People

People who experience the full gamut of human emotions within normal limits

f intensity and duration
Joy
Grief
Exhilaration
Disappointment
Anger
Frustration

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Mental Illness

Defined by the Centers for Disease Control as “health conditions that are characterized by alterations in thinking, mood, or behavior (or some combination thereof) associated with distress and/or impaired functioning”

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Understanding Mental Health

 Mental Illness does not develop because of a person’s character or intelligence  Mental Illness is a disorder of the brain that can make it difficult to cope  Symptoms vary by person

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Symptoms

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Symptoms

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Statistics

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Consequences

f Lack of

Treatment

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Caring For Others

Good News

 New therapeutic interventions  Growing support services  New advancements in medications

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Caring For Others

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Caring For Others

 Keep voice calm  Don’t overreact  Listen to the person  Show concern and support  Ask how you can help  Offer HOPE:

 “I’ll help you find help”  “Who else can offer you support?”  “Things will change again. Life keeps changing”

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National Trainings

QPR: Question, Persuade, Refer

suicide prevention-

Mental Health First Aid

mental illness and substance abuse-

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QPR

 The QPR mission is to reduce suicidal behaviors and save lives by providing innovative, practical and proven suicide prevention training  2 hour training

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Mental Health First Aid

 Identify, understand & respond to the symptoms of mental illness and substance abuse  8 hour training

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NAMI: National Alliance on Mental Illness

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Specific Action Steps

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Free Resource

https://www.nami.org/crisisguide

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Compassion Fatigue

Is your give-a-damn busted?

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Signs of Compassion Fatigue

 moodiness  irritability  use of negative coping skills such as turning to alcohol or smoking or drugs  preoccupation with trauma  decreased concentration  frequent colds or illnesses  questioning the meaning of life  feelings of powerlessness, helplessness, overwhelmed and depleted

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Mindfulness

 https://palousemindfulness.com/index.html  Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR): is a blend of meditation, body awareness, and yoga: learning through practice and study how your body handles (and can resolve) stress neurologically.  Guided Imagery: One of the most powerful, yet simple, self- awareness tools

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Questions

 Could asking someone about their suicidal intent give them the idea?

 NO – asking someone directly about suicidal intention lowers the risk of an attempt, decreases anxiety and offers the individual