Mental Health & Mental Illness 101

Mental health is a state of being. It’s about feeling good about who we are, having balance in our lives and in our thinking, and managing life’s ups and downs.

We sometimes confuse the term “mental health” with mental illness. While some of us have a mental illness, everyone has mental health that needs to be supported and nurtured. Increasing knowledge is a great way to start tackling the stigma that surrounds mental health. The following resources will help you be more comfortable when talking about your own mental health, as well as being more supportive and sensitive to those facing challenges.

To access these resources, you’ll need to create a username and password. When creating your account with Not Myself Today, use the Menno Place access code: WQDHEM

FACTS OF THE MATTER QUIZ

The first step to building the positive mental health of our workplace and ourselves is knowing what we don’t know, and busting myths that lead to stigma.

Take the Facts of the Matter Quiz* to test your understanding of mental health and mental illness. Based on your results from the quiz, you can access, read, and print out resources to help increase your understanding.

*Please note: This is not a diagnostic or mental health screening tool. It is designed for educational purposes only.

MENTAL HEALTH AND MENTAL ILLNESS 101 FACT SHEET

Learn about mental health and mental illness, explore resources available, and discover ways to support the mental well-being of your colleagues and yourself.

Download the fact sheet

KNOW THE BASICS

Get the 101 on mental health and mental illness.

Login Information

Create your own Not Myself Today account to participate in quizzes and games and access other helpful information!

  1. Go to Login Page
  2. Select ‘CREATE A NEW ACCOUNT’
  3. Create a username and password
  4. Enter access code: WQDHEM
  5. Select and answer 3 security questions
  6. Click ‘CREATE A NEW ACCOUNT’
  7. Login with your username and password
  8. On the main dashboard page, select the green menu on the top left of the page
  9. The most helpful information will be under ‘MENTAL HEALTH TOOLKIT’. Follow along with these resources and activities as we go through the modules throughout the year!

Your username and password are only being used to access the Not Myself Today platform and no identifiable personal information will be collected. Your employer does not receive any identifiable personal information, but does receive information on general trends.