{"id":185,"date":"2020-08-15T16:27:36","date_gmt":"2020-08-15T16:27:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sikhcc.org.au\/?post_type=avada_portfolio&#038;p=185"},"modified":"2025-08-20T01:10:33","modified_gmt":"2025-08-20T01:10:33","slug":"mental-health","status":"publish","type":"avada_portfolio","link":"http:\/\/sikhcc.org.au\/?avada_portfolio=mental-health","title":{"rendered":"MENTAL HEALTH"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 hundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling fusion-equal-height-columns\" style=\"--awb-background-position:left top;--awb-border-sizes-top:0px;--awb-border-sizes-bottom:0px;--awb-border-sizes-left:0px;--awb-border-sizes-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-top:0px;--awb-padding-right:0px;--awb-padding-bottom:0px;--awb-padding-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_2 1_2 fusion-one-half fusion-column-first\" style=\"--awb-padding-top:20px;--awb-padding-right:10%;--awb-padding-bottom:20px;--awb-padding-left:10%;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-column-content-centered\"><div class=\"fusion-column-content\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">What is Mental Health?<\/h2>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-bottom:40px;width:100%;max-width:200px;;\"><div class=\"fusion-separator-border sep-single sep-solid\" style=\"--awb-height:20px;--awb-amount:20px;--awb-sep-color:#fec96b;border-color:#fec96b;border-top-width:3px;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-2\"><p>Understanding how an individual deals with their own wellbeing. Can a person cope with the normal situations and stresses of life.<\/p>\n<p>Mental health can appear at any point in a person\u2019s life,<\/p>\n<p>Mental health is not just an illness it\u2019s a person\u2019s state of mind. Which can be triggered by anything which is personal to that individual.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"p1\">The<b>\u00a0<\/b>concept of<b>\u00a0Mental health\u00a0<\/b>as a form of wellness is\u00a0<b>not well understood or accepted\u00a0<\/b>in culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) communities<b>.\u00a0<\/b><b><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">There is<b>\u00a0<\/b>stigma, denial and shame associated with a person known to have a mental illness; the majority attitude is a binary measure between crazy or not crazy.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">It is not unusual for people with mental health issues to be ostracised by their own families and\u00a0<b>isolated\u00a0<\/b>from community.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group groupborder\">\n<p><strong>Sikh Community Connections <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">do not<\/span> offer advice on a professional level as we are not experts, however we do have a mental health first aider if you need to talk. We can only guide you to the many other mental health organisations which are in place and have professionals who can offer you help.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>Please remember that you can contact your GP should you require any further support or information.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-1 fusion_builder_column_1_2 1_2 fusion-one-half fusion-column-last\" style=\"--awb-padding-top:20px;--awb-padding-right:10%;--awb-padding-bottom:20px;--awb-padding-left:10%;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-column-content-centered\"><div class=\"fusion-column-content\"><div class=\"fusion-image-element in-legacy-container\" 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