What is Mental Health?
Mental health is about our emotions, feelings, and thoughts.
Sometimes we feel sad or worried, and this is normal. But when we feel like this often, it may be a sign of a mental health issue.
Everyone needs to look after their mental health. This page has links to more information to help understand more about mental health.
Click below to get an Easy Read booklet about mental health:
Where to find support
Learning Disability Wales – Easy read guide to mental health
This guide by Learning Disability Wales was made to help people with learning disabilities learn about mental health and how to look after their mental health and well-being.
Mencap
Learning disability is often confused with mental health problems. Find out more about the difference by visiting the Mencap website.
Mencap – help with your mental health
Help with your mental health and wellbeing – where to find help and advice about mental health.
Worried about your mental health?
Worried about your mental health?
Here is an Easy Read factsheet.
Mind – Learning disability information and guidance.
Learning disability information and guidance.
Self Help
Foundation for people with learning disabilities – Feeling Down: Looking After My Mental Health
Feeling Down: Looking After My Mental Health – Free resource.
An easy read, interactive guide to looking after your mental health for people with learning disabilities.
Foundation for people with learning disabilities – My Staying Healthy Plan
My Staying Healthy Plan
Use this plan to make decision about how to stay healthy, when you’ll do the things you plan, and who you’ll ask to help.
Foundation for People with Learning Disabilities – My Feelings Chart
My Feelings Chart
Record your feelings in this weekly diary to help you keep track of your mental health, think about what makes you feel unhappy and what can help you feel better.
Foundation for People with Learning Disabilities – Things I feel in my body
Things I feel in my body
Use this worksheet to tell people about how you feel in your body.