What is Mental Wellness

Mental wellness is about taking care of our emotional health and feeling balanced, connected, and able to meet life’s challenges.

There are many factors that influence our mental wellness, including:

• Genes
• Emotional make-up
• Relationships
• Physical health

Helping to identify and support our students’ mental wellness is the shared responsibility of all adults on campus.

Connecting for Mental Wellness

A sense of belonging is a basic human need. Social connection improves emotional and mental wellness. People who feel connected have:

• lower levels of anxiety and depression
• better self-regulation skills
• higher self-esteem
• greater empathy
• better physical health

Factors of Mental Wellness

Emotional

• ability to identify and process emotions
• responses to emotions
• self-image and self-esteem
• ability to manage stress

Social

• sense of belonging, purpose, and acceptance
• personal and social identities
• family relationships and friendships
• social and institutional structures

Physical

• ability to meet basic survival needs
• sense of safety and comfort
• energy levels
• physical health

Factors of Mental Wellness