1. the state of health of somebody's mind
   • ● Volunteering can also improve your mental health and help you live longer.
   • ● It's important to tackle the causes of stress and poor mental health early on.
   • ● to have mental health issues/problems
   • ● There is often a stigma attached to mental health issues.
   Which Word? Talking about mental healthTalking about mental health

   • Do not use the words mad or crazy to describe somebody who is suffering from a real mental illness. Say instead that somebody has mental health issues/problems or is mentally ill:
     • ● I have experienced mental health issues since the age of 14.
     • ● a charity that helps mentally ill people live independently
   • Disturbed can be used to describe somebody who has mental health issues because of very unhappy or unpleasant experiences:
     • ● He works with emotionally disturbed children.
   • Insane is a formal or old-fashioned term used to describe somebody suffering from a serious mental illness and unable to live in normal society:
     • ● The question is, was the man insane when he committed the crime?
     However, insane is more often used in informal English to describe somebody who is not suffering from a mental illness, but whose mind does not work normally, especially because they are under pressure. This meaning is used in the phrases go insane and drive somebody insane.
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2. the system for treating people with mental health problems
   • ● The government has announced £600 million extra funding for mental health.
   • ● The demand for mental health services rose after the financial crisis.
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