Dedicated to improving access to mental health resources and services for individuals & organizations
in need, reducing the stigma surrounding mental health issues, and promoting overall well-being and
recovery for those affected by mental illness. Through providing counseling and therapy
services,
educating the public about mental health and mental illness, advocating for policy changes to
improve access to mental health care, and supporting research on mental health and mental
illness.
Why Mental Health Is Important?
According to the World Health Organization, suicide is the second leading cause of death
among 15-29
year olds globally. In the United States, suicide is the 10th leading
cause of death and the rates
have been increasing in recent years. Risk factors for suicide include mental health conditions such
as depression and anxiety, substance abuse, and a history of trauma or abuse.
Additionally, factors
such as access to firearms, social isolation, and a lack of access to mental health resources can
also contribute to suicide risk.
Mental health is important because it affects how we think, feel, and behave in our
daily lives. It
plays a role in determining our ability to handle stress, make choices, and build relationships.
Good mental health allows us to enjoy life and to deal with the challenges that come our way.
Poor
mental health can lead to a range of problems, such as difficulty in maintaining relationships,
lower productivity at work or school,
and an increased risk of physical health problems.
Ensuring
good mental health is vital for overall well-being.
Health Organization (WHO) states that there is no health without mental
health. Our capacity is depend on our mental health. It is the source of our collective and
individual ability as people to reach our full potential.
Mental health refers to the way in which
we are aware of our own abilities so we can cope well with the difficulties of life. If person is
emotionally balanced than, he can capable of working productively and giving a contribution to his
or her community.
A range of factors can affect our emotional well-being. These include genetics,
prolonged stress, physical illness and shocking events. Environmental issues such as the economic,
political and social climate can also have an impact.
Mental wellness refers to a state of well-being in which an
individual is able to cope with the
normal stresses of life, work productively, and make a contribution to their community. It is a
positive sense of emotional and spiritual well-being that respects the importance of culture,
equity, and social justice.
It is also characterized by the ability to feel good about oneself, have
good relationships with others, and have a sense of purpose or meaning in one's life. Maintaining
mental wellness often involves managing stress, getting enough sleep, eating well, exercising
regularly, and seeking support when needed.
𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐌𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 ?
𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐬 𝐚 𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐨𝐥𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥, 𝐬𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥, 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐨𝐫 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐛𝐥𝐞𝐦𝐬. 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐠𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐝𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞, 𝐨𝐫 𝐬𝐨𝐥𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐛𝐥𝐞𝐦𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐛𝐞𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐟 𝐨𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮.
𝐈𝐧 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐫 𝐠𝐮𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐭𝐨 𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐚𝐭 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐛𝐥𝐞𝐦𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐨𝐛𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐲. 𝐇𝐞 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐰𝐬 𝐝𝐢𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐝𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧. 𝐇𝐞 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐩𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐭𝐨 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐭𝐡𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐛𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐣𝐮𝐝𝐠𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥. 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧𝐯𝐨𝐥𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐛𝐥𝐞𝐦𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐚𝐧 𝐞𝐧𝐯𝐢𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐛𝐨𝐭𝐡 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐛𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞. 𝐈𝐭 𝐚𝐥𝐬𝐨 𝐢𝐧𝐯𝐨𝐥𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐦𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐬𝐨𝐥𝐯𝐞 𝐚 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐛𝐥𝐞𝐦. 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐫 𝐬𝐮𝐠𝐠𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐬 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐮𝐩𝐬𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬, 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐛𝐞𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐨𝐮𝐫.
𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐬 𝐚 𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐞𝐟𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭. 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐬 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐩 𝐜𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐲 𝐠𝐨𝐚𝐥𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐬𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐛𝐥𝐞𝐦𝐬 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐡 𝐜𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐦𝐨𝐢𝐥; 𝐬𝐞𝐞𝐤 𝐭𝐨 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐨𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐤𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐬; 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟-𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐞𝐦; 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐨𝐫 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐥 𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡.
Action Plan & Work For Mental Health By Jeevan Darshan foundation:-
- Providing counseling & Life Education
- Educating the public about mental health and mental illness
- Advocating for policy changes to improve access to mental health
care
- Supporting research on mental health and mental illness.
- Therapy services
Spirituality for mental health
Spirituality play a Fundamental role in mental health by providing a sense of
purpose, meaning, and connection to something greater than oneself. It can also serve as a source of
comfort, support, and guidance during difficult times.
