The study examined the Parental Encouragement in relation to Mental Health of Senior Secondary School Students. The study was conducted on 200 students 100 boys and 100 girls of rural and urban area of District Ludhiana of Punjab. Tools used for Mental Health Battery (MHB) by Dr. Arun Kumar Singh and Dr. Alpana Sen Gupta; Parental Encouragement Scale (PES) by R. R. Sharma. After analysis of the result, it was found that the study revealed a significant relationship between parental encouragement and mental health of all students and among boys. No significant relationship between parental encouragement and mental health among girls\' students and rural students. The study revealed that significant relationship between parental encouragement and mental health of urban students. Girls of Ludhiana distt. were highly attained parental encouragement as compared to boys and urban students were more psychologically solid than rural