Pink Shirt Day
When is Pink Shirt Day this year?
17th May (tomorrow)
What is an Upstander?
A person who uses words and actions that can help someone who is being bullied.
What is one way in which Bullying can impact someone's Mental Health?
Bullying can cause feelings of exclusion, rejection, low self-esteem, and some individuals may develop anxiety or insecurities.
This is the most common Mental Illness among teens
Anxiety
Who was the name of the man who started Pink Shirt Day?
Travis Price
What are the first 3 actions you could take to support the person being bullied?
1. Āwhinatia - Support the person experiencing bullying
2. Haukotia - Distract
3. Karangahia - Call it!
What is bullying?
Bullying is when people repeatedly and intentionally use words or actions against someone or a group of people to cause distress and risk to their wellbeing
What is the mental health Vocab word meaning "the capacity to recover quickly from difficulties; toughness, the ability to 'bounce back' ?"
What is Pink Shirt Day supporting?
Bullying
What are number 4 and 5 actions that you could take to support a person being bullied?
4. Taihoa ake, ka haumaru - Leave and act
5. Tautokohia - Get some other help
What are some examples of how bullying may look?
Physical, Verbal, Social and Cyberbullying.
True or false: Mental Health conditions develop from genetics only?
False
Where can you purchase a Pink Shirt Day t-shirt ?
Cotton on
What could be an example of Āwhinatia/ Support the person experiencing bullying?
- Let the person who is being bullied know that you have got their back.
- Encourage them to ask a trusted person for help, or go with them to get help.
Why might some people bully?
- Feel unhappy
- Have been the target of bullying themselves.
- Want to feel powerful or important.
Mental Health problems will affect this many people during their lifetime: 1 in 2? 1 in 4? 1 in 5? Or 1 in 10?
1 in 4 - 25%
When was Pink Shirt Day first created?
2007
What could be an example of Karangahia/ Call It!
- If you feel safe, let the bully know that what they are doing is not okay.
- Don't just stand by and watch, make sure you let someone know about what is happening.
32%
Name a feeling that stigma causes people with mental health disorders to feel
Shame, not good enough, loneliness