1. MENTAL Health & Personal Resiliency: ESTABLISHING YOUR OWN PERSONALIZED FITNESS GOALS!

2. Mental Health What is Mental Health?
Mental health is not simply the absence of mental illness.  It is sense of _________________________________________ ______________________________ that enables us to meet the opportunities and challenges of life with a sense of confidence and hope.
As students watch the Shared Language video (next slide) have them note:
Discussion/Reflection Questions:
What is mental illness?
What are the 4 indicators of mental health?
How can a person without mental illness have poor mental health?
How can a person with mental illness have good mental health?
What contributes to a mentally healthy community? School?

3. Resilience What is Resilience?
Resilience is the ability to ___________________, to _____________ from difficult & challenging life situations and to maintain a sense of emotional, spiritual, psychological and social well-being.
Resilience – the ability to ______________ one’s _____________ and emotional well-being while responding to the ___________________ of life.

4. Your Personal Fitness Goals
 Resources:
Mental Health Resources for Students are now available on our LDCSB website.
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mindyourmind.ca is a great resource for wellness resources: Tip Sheets for Wellness on mindyourmind website
Direct them to the following resources to research strategies to support mental wellness and resiliency.
I suggest you direct them to the link for Mental Health Resources for Students now available on our LDCSB website. This will ensure that they are aware of a reliable place to search for information at any point in the future should they need it.
If you prefer to offer handouts, you could download and print some of the Tip Sheets for Wellness on mindyourmind website (link below) or direct students to this resource to develop their list of strategies for their own mental fitness plan.
You will find 20 to 30 Strategies and Tips on each page.
I recommend the pages on:
Quick Stress Relief
#bethinkFull Stress Relief Tips
How to Stay Well Rested
Coping With Anxiety
Time Management and Setting Priorities
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