Mental Health week in Canada was created to bring awareness and acknowledgement of the thousands of children, youth and families needing mental health support.
In classrooms, to help students understand mental health, I tell them that all of us have mental health, just like physical health. It’s the way the brain reacts to everyday life events. Therefore, it is a priority to take care of the health of our minds so that we can adapt to the challenges that life presents to us no matter how big or small they may be.
Dr. Stan Kutcher is the leading professional in the field of mental health. He is a Senator, psychiatrist and professor at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia. In the clip below, he explains that we all have mental health.
In this next clip, Dr. Stan Kutcher explains the difference between and stress and mental illness.
These are a few resources to support positive mental health:
This is the Healthy Mind Platter developed by David Rock and Dr. Dan Seigel.
Toolkit for healthy living and healthy minds from Keltly Mental Health.
The Mindshift app is developed by Anxiety Canada and it is free to download. Users have access to a thought journal, coping cards, chill zone and other tools to cope with stress and/or anxiety.
https://www.anxietycanada.com/resources/mindshift-cbt/
The HealthyMinds free app is for youth and adults. The user has access to tools, information and it helps track emotions,
If you want more information about mental health click links below:
When we connect with other people, ideally in person, and when we take time to appreciate our connection to the natural world around us, we activate and reinforce the brain’s relational circuitry.
