Healthy Relationships are associations or connections between two or more people that support physical, mental, emotional and social well-being; balance; and contentment.

Important elements of healthy relationships include:

• mutual respect
• trust
• positive communication
• good boundaries

Healthy relationships also foster the expression of:

• care
• concern
• affection

Important components of Healthy Relationships include:

• feelings of security
• more praise than criticism
• more met needs than unmet needs