Tips for Talking About Mental Health

Consider Saying:

• Mental health condition
• The weather is “unpredictable”
• He “has” schizophrenia
• Person with a mental health condition
• Lives with, has or experiences

Instead of:​

• Brain disorder or brain disease
• The weather is “bipolar”
• He “is” schizophrenic
• Consumer, client or patient
• Suffers from or is mentally ill