Mental wellbeing

Mental wellbeing refers to the health of the mind, the way we think, perceive, reflect on and make sense of the world.

Emotional wellbeing

Emotional wellbeing refers to recognising, understanding and effectively managing our feelings and emotions.

Social wellbeing

Social wellbeing refers to being and feeling secure in relationships with family, friends and community, having a sense of belonging and recognising and understanding our contribution in society.

Physical wellbeing

Physical wellbeing refers to the knowledge, skills and attitudes that we need to understand how physical factors affect our health.

The World Health Organization describes mental health as:

Using all of the available senses to aid learning – hear it, see it, say it, write it: - do it, act it out, shape it with dough, trace it, type it on the computer, feel it etc.