1. Many factors influence your mental and emotional health.

a. Describe how each of the following factors helps you make decisions that enhance your mental and emotional health.

Your peers
Your family
Your school and community
Your use of television, cell phones, computers, and other telecommunication technologies
b. Describe how the above factors create barriers for maintaining your mental and emotional health. What barriers do they create?

c. What are some strategies you could use to get past these barriers?

1. Many factors influence your mental and emotional health.a. Describe how each of the following factors helps you make decisions that enhance your mental and emotional health.°Your peers My peers encourage me to make informed and healthy decisions. They are very encouraging and supportive which boosts my self-esteem and emotional health. They also motivate me to do activities that enhance my mental health, that I enjoy or benefit from, using positive peer pressure.°Your family My family allows me to make better decisions as they provide supportive relationships that I can utilize and talk to in order to make beneficial decisions. Their support can raise my self-esteem and help me realize my full potential, boosting my mental and emotional condition. °Your school and community My school and community provide events that allow me to make meaningful contributions and find activities that I can enjoy and develop interest in.°Your use of television, cell phones, computers, and other telecommunication technologies My use of technology allows me to stay connected socially, which improves my mental health when I am able to talk to my peers. Talking to others/using technology can help me work productively and serve as coping methods for stress.