Social and Emotional Wellbeing
                      Health and wellbeing is 
                                                                 Social and emotional 
                       more than just the 
                       absence of an illness. It                   wellbeing is an 
                       includes our physical health                important life aspect, 
                       and safety, social and                      and has an impact on 
                       emotional health, spiritual                 physical health, quality 
                       wellness and subjective                     of life and personal 
                       sense of wellbeing.                         achievements.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Mental and Emo tio nal  We ll-b ein g:  Wh at’s  In  It F or  Me ?
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             Mental and emotional well-
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Early childhood experiences 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              being is essential to overall                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              have lasting, measurable 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              health. Positive mental health                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             consequences later in life; 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              allows people to realize their                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             therefore, fostering 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              full potential, cope with the                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              emotional well-being from 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              stresses of life, work                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     the earliest stages of life 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              productively, and make                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     helps build a foundation for 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              meaningful contributions to                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                overall health and well-
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              their communities.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         being. 
                          Mental and Emotional Well-being:
                                           If It’s Not There
                           Anxiety, mood (e.g., depression) and impulse control 
                            disorders are associated with a higher probability of 
                            risk behaviors (e.g., tobacco, alcohol and other drug 
                            use, risky sexual behavior), intimate partner and family 
                            violence, many other chronic and acute conditions (e.g., 
                            obesity, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, HIV/STD’s), 
                            and premature death.
             Characteristics of Emotional 
                      Wellness
           Emotional Wellness is the ability to be aware of 
            and accept our feelings, rather than deny them; 
           have an optimistic approach to life, and 
           enjoy life despite its occasional disappointments 
            and frustrations.
                                  Inner Well-Being: A Deeper Dive
                           Inner well-being comes from the connection and harmony between 
                                     our inner life and the outer world. In other words:
                                                   It is having inner peace
                                                   It is the feeling of belonging and 
                                                 connectedness with the world
                                                   It is about realizing and experiencing 
                                                 deeper meaning, and a sense of purpose, 
                                                 in the universe
                                                   It is the feeling that we are part of 
                                                 something larger than the issues, stresses, 
                                                 and challenges of our everyday lives