Mental health: What it is and why it matters | CBC Kids News

Mental health and mental illness explained for kids.

Mental health is important, but do you know what it means? CBC Kids News contributor Ainara Alleyne breaks it down and explains other terms like “mental illness” and “stigma.”

Advocates and health-care professionals say more education and access to resources will help more people take care of their mental well-being.

We spoke to mental health experts Jennifer Khoury, Simone Saunders and Jeremy Parkin.

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0:00 - Mental health tiktoks
0:23 - Intro
0:44 - Expert intros
1:05 - Mental health defined
2:36 - Mental illness explained
3:25 - Sadness vs. depression
3:40 - Anxiety
3:54 - Treatment
4:27 - Stigma explained
5:57 - Strategies
6:05 - Education
6:43 - Access
7:36 - Supporting each other
7:55 - Kids Help Phone number
8:15 - Research credits

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Why dont we talk more about mental health in the African American community

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Mental health. It's a term that I am sure you have heard being used at school or on social media. You know that its important and that it is something that people are trying to raise awareness about but have you ever stopped to think about what it really means? lets dig into it.

This is KN Explains mental health

Everyone has mental health but what does that really mean?

what is the difference between feeling sad or being depressed, feeling nervous versus having an anxiety disorder and what can you do to help

to better understand this topic I turned to a few experts

Hi my name is Jeremy Parkin and i am a wellness support worker. with the Ucons First Nations Directorate

Hey I am jennifer Khoury and I am a psychologist