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Mental Health Continuum Model
Mental Health Continuum Model
When checking in on yourself or the first responder, where do you see the need for support?
This model recognizes that mental health is not black and white. The model goes from healthy, adaptive coping (green), through mild and reversible distress or functional impairment (yellow), to more severe, persistent injury or impairment (orange) to clinical illnesses and disorders requiring more concentrated medical care (red). This model, without diagnosing, will help guide you to explore options and access resources.
The arrows in the four colour blocks denote the fact that this is a continuum, with movement in both directions along the continuum, indicating that there is always the possibility for a return to total health and functioning. In this way, no one is ‘written off’ simply because they are showing symptoms of an illness or injury or being treated for a disorder or disease. There is also a recognition that the earlier that intervention is provided, the easier it is to return to total health and functioning (green).
Source: National Defence and the Canadian Armed Forces: Road to Mental Readiness (R2MR)
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