Good mental health helps a young person develop resilience to cope with whatever life throws at them and enables them to grow into a well-rounded healthy adults.

Things that can help keep children and young people mentally well:

• being in good physical health
• eating a balanced diet
• getting regular excercise
• having time and freedom to play indoors and outdoors
• being part of a family that gets along most of the time
• going to schoool that looks after the wellbeing of its pupils
• taking part in local activities