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Mental health includes emotional, psychological, and social well-being. It affects how an individual thinks, feels, and behaves. It also helps determine how the individual handles stress, relates to others, and makes healthy choices. Mental health is important at every stage of life, from childhood and adolescence through adulthood. A person can experience poor mental health and not be diagnosed with a mental illness. Likewise, a person diagnosed with a mental illness can experience periods of physical, mental, and social well-being.