Mental Health
Resources for
Educators
Mental health and well-being quizzes, articles, and infographics to help you and your students flourish.
Mental Health
Resources for Educators
Mental health and well-being quizzes, articles, and infographics to help you and your students flourish.
Mental Health Quizzes
TAKE THE MENTAL HEALTH METER
Are you able to cope with all of life’s ups and downs? Take the Canadian Mental Health Association’s test to find out.
WHAT’S YOUR STRESS LEVEL INDEX?
We’re not always aware that we’re under stress as warning signs may be hard to recognize. Find your stress level by completing the Canadian Mental Health Association’s Stress Index test.
WHAT’S YOUR WORK/LIFE BALANCE?
The majority of Canadians often report “overload” as a result of various commitments. Take this quiz by the Canadian Mental Health Association to see if you’re in balance.
Infographics / Resources for Well-Being
Building Resiliency Skills in the Classroom
First, start with the concept of “resiliency”. What is it? Be sure your student has an understanding of resiliency. Tips Hold a discussion about what resiliency is with the key message of resiliency being “the ability to bounce back, bounce forward from tough times”. Bring magazines or other such materials (or students can draw their […]
10 Tips to Build Resilience for Teens
From Resiliency for Teens: Bounce Back?, American Psychological Association Get Together. Talk with your friends and, yes, even with your parents. Understand that your parents may have more life experience than you do, even if it seems they never were your age. They may be afraid for you if you’re going through really tough times […]
Resilience and Self-Regulation
Resilience is the ability to not only cope and handle adversity, but to also be able to learn from it and adapt to life stressors and challenging life situations. There is no simple answer as to why one person is resilient and another has difficulty coping. What we do know is that it is a […]
Mental Health and Well-Being Articles
What is Mental Health?
Health is defined by the World Health Organization (WHO) as “a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.” It is important to recognize that this interconnectedness of physical, mental and social well-being is what constitutes a healthy human being. When any one of these components […]
What is the Difference Between Mental Health and Mental Illness
People use different descriptive terms for mental illness, including mental health problems, mental health disorders and psychiatric disorders. Generally, mental health problems encompass all aspects of mental health difficulties, including those that do not meet the criteria for a specific mental illness diagnosis. Some of these difficulties might be described as mental or emotional distress. […]
How Mentally Fit Are You?
Assessing our mental health is not as simple as measuring our physical health. There are no scales or endurance tests that rate mental fitness. Understanding the characteristics that make up good mental health can help us determine how mentally fit we are. Here are some real-life examples: Ability to enjoy life You’ve just become […]
The ABCs of Mental Health
Every day, teachers see worrisome behaviours in children and adolescents and seek resource materials to help them understand what’s going on with these kids and to learn effective approaches for helping them in the classroom. Children’s Mental Health Ontario (CMHO) offers resources on mental health for children and adolescents aged three to 18. Drawing on […]
Why Student Well-Being?
The words we use matter When we talk about “mental health,” some people think about serious mental illnesses and disorders like schizophrenia or bipolar disorder. But we should all strive for good mental health – it means we are flourishing! Mental well-being encourages individuals to explore, take healthy risks, overcome adversity and contribute to the […]
Building Resiliency Skills in the Classroom
First, start with the concept of “resiliency”. What is it? Be sure your student has an understanding of resiliency. Tips Hold a discussion about what resiliency is with the key message of resiliency being “the ability to bounce back, bounce forward from tough times”. Bring magazines or other such materials (or students can draw their […]
Stigma and Mental Illness in the Classroom
The Mental Health Commission of Canada reports that 60% of people with a mental health problem or illness won’t seek help for fear of being labelled mentally ill. The Commission also says that “people living with mental health disorders often say the stigma they encounter is worse than the illness itself.” Sometimes people with a […]
What Contributes to Mental Health?
Mental health and mental illness are not static; they change over time depending on many factors. According to the World Health Organization, mental or psychological well-being is influenced not only by individual characteristics or attributes, but also by the socio-economic circumstances and the broader environment we live in. Individual attributes and behaviours These make up […]
Resilience and Self-Regulation
Resilience is the ability to not only cope and handle adversity, but to also be able to learn from it and adapt to life stressors and challenging life situations. There is no simple answer as to why one person is resilient and another has difficulty coping. What we do know is that it is a […]
Promoting Student Mental Health and Well Being
Mental health makes up an integral part of a person’s capacity to lead a fulfilling life, including the ability to form and maintain relationships, to work or pursue leisure activities and to make day-to-day decisions about education, employment, housing and other life choices. An essential piece of being an emotionally healthy person starts early […]
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Introducing
Flourish+
Enhanced, complimentary healthy living benefits, rebates, awards and giving back for mental health.
Well-being for life.
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