Mental Health
Mental health refers to the psychological and emotional wellbeing of a person.
According to the World Health Organisation, nationally, mental health conditions affect one in four people.
The term ‘mental health condition’ covers a wide range of problems which affect someone’s ability to get on with their daily life.
Mental health conditions can affect anyone, of any age and background, as well as having an impact on the people around them including family, friends and carers.
Most people recover from their mental health conditions.
However, long-term problems can lead to considerable disruption and difficulty in people's lives, but many of the people affected find ways of managing their problems and are able to lead active lives.
It can be a very difficult condition for people and their families to deal with but there are a number of organisations in Wirral that can support people affected by mental health conditions.
For an overview of mental health please visit the Mental Health Foundation’s website.
For information on mental health in alternative languages please visit: www.alzheimers.org.uk/site/scripts/documents_info.php?documentID=1004