{"id":260,"date":"2020-04-30T03:00:33","date_gmt":"2020-04-30T10:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/aquilaa\/?p=260"},"modified":"2020-04-30T20:03:49","modified_gmt":"2020-05-01T03:03:49","slug":"mental-health-week-may-4-10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/aquilaa\/2020\/04\/30\/mental-health-week-may-4-10\/","title":{"rendered":"Mental Health Week May 4-10"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Mental Health week in Canada was created to bring awareness and acknowledgement of the thousands of children, youth and families needing mental health support.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

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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.<\/p>\n

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In this next clip,\u00a0 Dr. Stan Kutcher explains the difference between and stress and mental illness.<\/p>\n