b'Chapter hapterMyths, Misunderstandings and FactsEnsure high quality support and treatment services are provided to people with mentalillness to promote recovery. Actively support the families and carers of people who have mental illness, who alsoexperience the confusion, distress, and stigma that can accompany mental illness. Address discrimination in every area of life, including employment, education, and theprovision of goods, services, and facilities. Encourage research into mental illness to assist understanding of how these illnesses affectpeople and can be prevented and/ or effectively treated.Mental health and mental illnessare not simply two sides of the same coin . Mental health, just like physical health, exists on a spectrum from poor to optimal.With physical health, some days we naturally feel stronger and more energetic than others. Similarly, some days our mental health is worse than others and that too is a natural part of being human.We may feel tired, grumpy, sad, angry, anxious, depressed, stressed, or even happy at any point in time.These are all normal human emotions and are not on their own a sign of mental illness.Lifeline Australia13 11 14Mental Illness259'