Our approach
Change through understanding
Mental Health and Safety uses simple, jargon-free models that everyone can understand. When we have a shared understanding of mental health, then we can talk about it and move forward together.
Emotional needs for mental health
When a living organism’s needs are met, it will thrive. Human beings are the most complex living organisms, so it follows that we have the most complex sets of needs. For mental health, we each have a set of emotional needs:
We are all born with innate resources that help us to thrive.
One of these resources is our ability to grow knowledge for strong choices.
By knowing what our emotional needs and resources are, we can take effective action to improve our wellbeing.
Practicing this Mental Health and Safety approach through our emotional needs being met is what prevents poor mental health.
The Mental Health Continuum: When needs are met in balance, then the symptoms of mental ill health cannot be present.
Using the Mental Health Continuum model, we can understand how the emotional needs and resources relate to the signs and symptoms of poor mental health. This empowers us to support ourselves and one another to meet needs and thrive.