Mental health: Learn more

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This activity is the first one of the whole "Mental health: Challenge yourself" playlist and is meant as an inroduction into the topic. As mental health is a wide-ranging topic, this activity can only offer some selected information about it but tries to offer different sources and insights to prepare you for the following challenges! You can choose yourself which subtopics and sources you're interested in. Enjoy them and don't fotget to get your badge afterwards! 
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Mental health is a positive concept related to the social and emotional wellbeing of individuals and communities.
Having good mental health, or being mentally healthy, is more than just the absence of illness, rather it’s a state of overall wellbeing.
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The concept is influenced by culture, but it generally relates to:
Enjoyment of life
Having the ability to cope with and ‘bounce back’ from stress and sadness
Being able to set and fulfil goals
Having the capability to build and maintain relationships with others.
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Influences on mental health and wellbeing
Mental health is influenced by several biological, psychological, social and environmental factors which interact in complex ways. These include:
Structural factors such as safe living environments, employment, education, freedom from discrimination and violence, and access to economic resources
Community factors such as a positive sense of belonging, community connectedness, activities to highlight and embrace diversity, social support, and participation in society
Individual factors such as the ability to manage thoughts and cope with stressors and having communication and social skills to support connection with others. (source)﻿https://www.cdc.gov/mentalhealth/learn/index.htm﻿
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Looking at these factors, which ones have the most impact on your mental health (in a positive or negative way)?
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The OECD Better Life Index "2020 How's Life?" report shows the latest data on well-being from an updated set of over 80 indicators for OECD countries and 4 partner countries. It looks at current well-being outcomes, inequalities, and resources for future well-being. (source)﻿
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To create your Better Life Index:
- Follow this link﻿
- Rate the topics according to their importance to you and check out in which coutries they are rated as high or low
- Use "share your index" to create your very own! 
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learnt more about the importance of mental health and mental well being
learned which factors have an influence on mental health
checked out the OECD Better Life Index
created their own Better Life Index 
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This badge is part of the "Mental health: Challenge yourself" playlist which belongs to the "Challenge accepted - Europe" project from IJAB and GOEUROPE!/EJBM. This badge is confirmed by international youth workers.https://www.oecdbetterlifeindex.org/#/40052111111﻿

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Task no.1

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Looking at the stuctural, community and individual factors on mental health: which of them have the most impact on you and your mental well being at the moment? Why?
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Leave your answer in the text field.

Task no.2

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Did you submit your Better Life Index? Which topics did you rank high and low? Why did you choose this order?
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Choose at least one of the topics and explain the ranking you did in the text field. 

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Time to complete: 15 minutes

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Challenge accepted - Europe

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