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Over the past several years, mental health awareness has increased in many ways.
在过去的几年里，心理健康意识在许多方面都有所提高。
But being aware is not enough.
但仅仅意识到这一点是不够的。
Building mental health literacy is the next step.
下一步是培养心理健康素养。
Here are four things you need to know about mental health literacy.
以下是关于心理健康素养你需要知道的四件事。
One, understand how to foster and maintain good mental health.
第一，了解如何培养和保持良好的心理健康状态。
Everyone has mental health.
每个人都有心理健康。
Working towards building a healthy mind is unique for each of us as individuals.
努力建立一个健康的心灵对于我们每个人来说都是独一无二的。
But research shows that five things can have a positive impact on your mental health.
但研究表明，五件事可以对你的心理健康产生积极影响。
Investing in positive relationships, eating healthy and nutritious food, making time for exercise, getting enough sleep, and helping others.
投资于积极的人际关系，吃健康和营养的食物，腾出时间锻炼，得到充足的睡眠，帮助他人。
As your life changes, so do your needs.
随着你生活的改变，你的需求也在改变。
Learning to adapt to these changes in order to maintain a healthy lifestyle is the process you work on throughout your life.
学习适应这些变化，以保持健康的生活方式，是你一生都在努力的过程。
Two, understand mental disorders and their treatments.
第二，了解精神障碍及其治疗方法。
A mental illness or disorder is a medical condition diagnosed by a family doctor, psychiatrist, or a registered psychologist after certain criteria are met.
精神疾病或紊乱是一种由家庭医生、精神病医生或注册心理学家在达到一定标准后诊断的疾病。
Some mental illnesses may require medication and specific types of psychotherapy, or other types of evidence informed treatment.
一些精神疾病可能需要药物治疗和特定类型的心理治疗，或其他类型的证据知情治疗。
You can learn about mental illnesses, their signs and symptoms, and when to access professional help.
您可以了解精神疾病、其体征和症状，以及何时寻求专业帮助。
Changing the way we look at mental illness and thinking about it as we would a physical illness can help to decrease stigma, which leads us to three.
改变我们看待精神疾病的方式，像看待身体疾病一样看待它，有助于减少耻辱感，这让我们得出了三个结论。
3.Decrease stigma surrounding mental illness.
3.减少围绕精神疾病的耻辱感。
Society is making progress to be more accepting of mental illness, but we have a long way to go.
社会正在进步，以便更好地接受精神疾病，但我们还有很长的路要走。
In addition, many people suffer from self stigma, believing they're weak or flawed if they experience poor mental health or a mental illness.
此外，许多人遭受自我羞辱之苦，如果他们经历了糟糕的心理健康状况或精神疾病，他们认为自己很脆弱或有缺陷。
Studies show that people still have negative connotations with the words mental illness.
研究表明，人们仍然认为精神疾病一词有负面的含义。
In order to break down the social stigma that still exists, we need to openly talk about mental health and mental illness, debunk the many myths that are out there, and be thoughtful about the languages we use to talk about these issues.
为了打破仍然存在的社会污名，我们需要公开谈论心理健康和精神疾病，揭穿许多存在的错误观点，并对我们用来谈论这些问题的语言进行思考。
Four, understand how to seek help effectively.
第四，懂得如何有效地寻求帮助。
We learn how to navigate the health system for our physical needs.
我们学习如何处理健康系统，以满足我们的身体需求。
And most of us know how to use first aid when we hurt ourselves or basic self care when we're sick.
我们中的大多数人知道如何在受伤时进行急救，或者在生病时如何进行基本的自我护理。
If the problems persist, we know when to see a doctor for expert help.
如果问题仍然存在，我们知道什么时候去看医生寻求专家的帮助。
However, when it comes to mental health, many people don't know where to start.
然而，当谈到心理健康时，许多人不知道从哪里开始。
Talking to supportive friends or family can help when going through a difficult time in your life.
与支持你的朋友或家人交谈可以帮助你度过生活中的困难时期。
Seeking professional support from a counselor is helpful when mental health problems start to interfere with your ability to go about your daily life.
当心理健康问题开始干扰你的日常生活能力时，向心理咨询师寻求专业支持是有帮助的。
And talking to your doctor is a good first step if you believe you're experiencing symptoms of a mental illness or disorder.
如果你认为你正在经历精神疾病或精神障碍的症状，那么与你的医生交谈是很好的第一步。
Be sure to seek emergency medical attention if you know someone's at risk of harming themselves or someone else, or if they're experiencing hallucinations, a drug overdose or a potential brain injury.
如果你知道某人有伤害自己或他人的风险，或者如果他们正在经历幻觉、药物过量或潜在的脑损伤等问题，请务必寻求紧急医疗救治。
We all have a role to play in supporting our own and each other's mental health.
在支持自己和他人的心理健康方面，我们都有自己的作用。
Developing mental health literacy is a great way to start.
培养心理健康素养是一个很好的开始。
