Author(s): Lucy Maddox

Health

Mental health gets talked about a lot, but what is it? And where does it come from? This book explains what mental health is, considering how it relates to lots of different experiences, from how we manage really big feelings, to how we get on with each other, how we make choices and how we handle stressful situations. The book thoughtfully examines the things that can help us look after our mental health and the things that might make it feel worse. It has suggestions for the support on offer if we feel we're struggling. It includes specially-written contributions from Chamique Holdsclaw, US gold medallist basketballer, academics Dr Suzi Gage and Professor Marianne Van Den Bree, poet Fisky, artists Christine Rai and Liz Atkin, mental health advocate Chineye Njoku and Dr Alan Cooklin, psychiatrist and founder of the charity Our Time which helps children whose parents experience mental health problems. Contents: 1: What is mental health? 2: My experience: Lucy Maddox 3: What are mental health problems? 4: My experience: Liz Atkin 5: How do we know what's healthy or not? 6: Where does mental health come from? 7: My experience: Marianne Van Den Bree 8: Why don't we talk more about mental health? 9: My experience: Chamique Holdsclaw 10: Can you die from mental health problems? 11: My experience: Chineye Njoku 12: My experience: Alan Cooklin 13: Why do we sometimes do stuff that makes our mental health worse? 14: My experience: Suzi Gage 15: What can help us to make changes? 16: What's social media got to do with mental health? 17: What ways of thinking help our mental health stay healthy? 18: What things can we do to help our mental health stay healthy? 19: My experience: Christine Rai 20: What suport is available? 21: What next? 22: Glossary and further information 23: Index Aimed at young people aged 10 and upwards. Part of the groundbreaking and important 'And Other Big Questions' series, which offers balanced and considered views on the big issues we face in the world we live in today.