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Mental health contributes to all aspects of human life. It has both material and immaterial or intrinsic values for the individual, society, and culture. Mental health has a reciprocal relationship with the well-being and productivity of a society and its members. Its values can be considered in several related ways:

Mental Health is essential for the well-being and functioning of individuals.

Good mental health is an important resource for individuals, families, communities, and nations.

Mental health, as an indivisible part of general health, contributes to the functions of society, and has an effect on overall productivity.

Mental health concerns everyone as it is generated in our everyday lives in homes, schools, workplaces, and in leisure activities.

Positive mental health contributes to the social human, and economic capital of every society.

Spirituality can make a significant contribution to mental health promotion and mental health influences spiritual life.

Mental health can be regarded as an individual resource, contributing to the individual’s quality of life, and can be increased or diminished by the actions of society. An aspect of good mental health is the capacity for mutually satisfying and enduring relationships. There is growing evidence that social cohesion is critical for the economic prospering of communities and this relationship appears to be reciprocal.

Managing the pressures of farming
http://www.aghealthorg.au/pressures
How to identifiy and deal with the most difficult pressures on business, family and self.

World Health Organisation,
Promoting Mental Health

Information
health.vic.gov.au/mentalhealth

Information and support
arafmi.org.au

beyondblue.org.au

Carers Matter Website health.qld.gov.au/mhcarer

Beyondblue Info Line
1300 22 4636