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Life is precious. Life bounces around like a rugby ball sometimes, it doesn’t really bounce where you want it to. We all know what it’s like to feel down, worried or anxious. Tough times can impact our lives, our health, our friendships, our families, sometimes we can lose hope. 1 in every 7 Kiwi teens experiences depression. Do we underestimate the value of simply checking in on a mate if we see, hear, or sense something isn’t quite right? Someone checking in, saying they’re ‘here for you’, can make a world of difference to someone’s Mental Wealth. Mental Wealth is about feeling good by coping with the challenge’s life throws at us, living well in ourselves and in our relationships and being connected with the right supports. This video is intended for use as part of Le Va’s Mental Wealth Project, a mental health literacy programme for Young people. Le Va is New Zealand’s non-profit organisation focussed on Pasifika wellbeing that delivers Mental Wealth, and Flo Talanoa, the national Pasifika suicide prevention programme on behalf of the Ministry of Health. FLO is part of Waka Hourua, the Maori and Pasifika Suicide prevention programme, led by Le Va and Te Rau Matatini. For more videos, information and resources about Mental Wealth, check out our website: https://www.mentalwealth.nz