Let's check our understanding about mental health!

Mental health is

• being diagnosed with a mental illness

• not real

• emotional, psychological and social wellbeing

• being always in a super good mood

Answer explanation

Mental health includes our emotional, psychological, and social well-being. It affects how we think, feel, and act. It also helps determine how we handle stress, relate to others, and make choices. Mental health is important at every stage of life, from childhood and adolescence through adulthood.

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Question 1

How can we encourage a healthy and safe work environment?

• Increase awareness on mental health

• Encourage having conversations on needs and boundaries within the team

• Create psychological safety within the team

• All of the above

Mental health problems are rare

• True

• False

Answer explanation

Many people deal with mental health problems: 1 in 4 people will experience a mental health problem, which means someone you know may be struggling with a mental illness. Learn more at: http://www.time-to-change.org.uk

Some groups are more at risk to have poor mental health

• True

• False

Answer explanation

Discrimination or social rejection still affects our LGBTIQ+ community. Learn how UN global advocates for LGBTIQ+ colleagues here:

http://www.ungloble.org

 

Racism and discrimination can create mental health issues

• True

• False

Answer explanation

Because racism and discrimination cause trauma. And trauma paints a direct line to mental illnesses, which need to be taken seriously .

People with disabilities or mental health conditions can experience stigma

• True

• False

Answer explanation

Having a disability or mental health condition can make you experience social stigma. Stigma worsens our mental health, make us feel hopeless, isolated and reluctant to seek support. Let's end stigma.

 

I can't do anything to support someone with poor mental health

• True

• False

Answer explanation

There are many ways you can support someone with poor mental health: actively listen without judging, treat that person as you would any other, take time to check in on that person, etc

A 5 minutes mindfulness exercise...

• Increase the ability to focus

• Increase the ability to emphathize and connect with others

• Help to adapt to changing circumstance

• All of the above

Answer explanation

Start your team meetings with a mindfulness exercise and make use of the Mindful Minutes Guide which is a support booklet that provides tips and scripts to facilitate 5 minute exercises.

Mental health exists on a continuum

• True

• False

Answer explanation

Like physical health, mental health is not fixed. It exits on a continuum or range from: positive, healthy functioning at one end to serve symptoms of mental health conditions at the other and it is normal to not be okay.