The Mental Health Continuum Booster
Part One: What is Mental Health
The Mental Health Continuum tool provides a way to look at the relationship between good, declining, or poor mental health and a diagnosable mental illness or disorder.
First we’ll look at how we define mental health, review the different colour phases and areas of change in the Mental Health Continuum, and then explore the three principles of recovery.
Here are some widely recognized descriptions of mental health.
Mental health is reflected in how we think, feel, and act as we react to and cope with the demands of daily life.
–The Working Mind First Responders
Mental health is a state of well-being in which every individual realizes their own potential, can cope with the normal stresses of life, can work productively and fruitfully, and is able to make a contribution to their community.
– World Health Organization