Support & Resources
True or False: many people experience mental health struggles.
True- you are not alone!
This sweet dessert is often used to celebrate birthdays.
Birthday cake
What is mental health?
How we think, feel, and handle stress.
Taking slow, deep breaths can help calm this feeling.
Stress or anxiety by calming the body quickly.
True or False: Asking for help is a sign of weakness.
False
Things you can do when supporting others.
Listen without judging, offer kindness & respect.
Frozen treat melts quickly on a hot day.
Ice-cream
True or False: mental health does not change.
False: it can change day to day.
Name one coping technique you can do to calm down when upset.
Deep breathe, walking, talking to someone.
People who ask for help are showing_______.
What support system helps healing?
Community/connection.
Dense New York dessert typically made with cream cheese and served plain or topped with fruit topping.
Cheesecake
Constant worry or feeling on edge.
Anxiety.
This technique helps when you are feeling overwhelmed by describing the senses around you. (see, feel, hear)
Grounding technique.
People with mental health challenges are.....
Just like everyone else/deserving of support.
This is an immediate resource that you can go to to seek help.
Butte county behavioral health crisis line.
This cake is made from a common root vegetable that rabbits enjoy.
Carrot cake
True or False:a mental health diangosis can be made when you have been feeling depressed for a few days.
False- depressed feelings are natural, but a diagnosis can be made if they are experiences for longer than weeks at a time.
This breathing exercise helps calm the body quickly.
Box breathing.
Everyone has ________ (just like physical health).
mental health.
What are the 4 small steps that can be made to support your mental health?
-be kind to yourself
-talk to someone
-ask about local resources
Light, airy cake gets its texture from whipped egg whites and is associated with angels.
angel food cake.
This diagnosis develops after trauma, violence, loss, or danger.
Post-traumatic stress disorder.
What are two important skills you can add that limit stress/anxiety/feeling overwhelmed.
Movement and routine.
Why might someone avoid getting mental health help?
Fear, bad past experiences, stigma, cost, trust issues.