Mental Illness: The Importance Of Mental Health

According to NAMI—nearly one in five adults in America experience mental illness. When an organ is damaged, you go to a doctor--so why wouldn’t you do the same for the brain? Mental health is just as important as you physical well-being and should not be ignored or stigmatized. According to the World Health Organization, “Every year about 800,000 people commit suicide every year with suicide being the second leading cause of death among 15-29 year olds”. Yet to this day, many of those individuals are never treated and all of these deaths are completely preventable with proper care, knowledge, and management. It is something we as a modern society can no longer ignore, that mental health is just as essential and important as your physical well-being.
Mental health encompasses our emotional, social and psychological welfare. Mental health is something that also dictates how we act, feel and think, also having the power to determine how we handle stress. It enables us to fully appreciate and enjoy people, our environment and our general day-to-day lives. When you are mentally healthy the benefits include: forming positive relationships, using given abilities to reach your fullest potential, and being able to manage with life’s day-to-day