What is mental health?
Mental health is a person’s emotional, mental, and social wellbeing. Mental health influences how a person thinks, feels, and acts and can change the way a person deals with stress or relates to other people.
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Every classroom benefits from tools that help students feel calm, connected, and ready to learn. Our Educator Toolkit offers practical, classroom-ready activities that support self-regulation, resilience, and positive mental health skills. Designed with age-specific activities in mind, these toolkits support educators teaching all age levels to find moments of calm in their classroom.
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If you are struggling with mental health issues like depression, anxiety and/or stress, contact the UAMS Health AR ConnectNow call center at 501-526-3563 or 800-482-9921. The call center is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The UAMS Health AR ConnectNow virtual clinic operates Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
What are mental health concerns?
Mental health concerns are when a person’s emotional, mental, and social wellbeing cause them distress or get in the way of them doing what they want and need to do in their life. Mental health concerns include specific disorders such as major depression, generalized anxiety disorder, panic disorder, and post-traumatic stress disorder.
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