Statistics
This percentage of people worldwide experience a mental health disorder.
What is 1 in 7?
This simple coping mechanism involves slowly inhaling and exhaling to calm the nervous system
What is deep breathing?
If you remind someone not to use hurtful words about mental health, you’re taking this positive step.
What is speaking up?
This word means judging someone unfairly because of their mental health.
What is stigma?
Feeling overwhelmed for a long time from school, work, or family pressure can lead to this.
What is stress?
This percentage of adults experience a mental health disorder.
What is 1 in 5?
Writing down your thoughts and emotions to process stress is known as this reflective coping practice.
What is journaling?
Talking openly about your feelings or experiences can help others feel safe doing the same.
What is sharing your story?
Saying someone is “crazy” just because they’re struggling is an example of this harmful behavior.
What is labeling?
Eating mostly junk food and skipping meals can affect your body and your mental health because it leads to this problem.
What is poor nutrition?
Roughly this percentage of people avoid seeking mental health help because of stigma
What is about 60 percent?
This active coping mechanism involves deliberately focusing your attention on the present moment without judgment
What is mindfulness?
Sharing accurate articles or infographics from reliable sources online is an example of this action that helps counter misinformation.
What is spreading mental health education?
Avoiding someone because they have a mental health condition is a form of this.
What is social avoidance?
Not getting enough of this, something all bodies need every night, can make mental health worse.
What is sleep?
Statistically speaking, how many people in this classroom struggle with mental health?
What is 5 people?
Stigma can stop people from doing this important step to get better.
What is asking for help?
Helping out at a local mental health group or event is an example of this.
What is volunteering?
Believing all people with mental illness act the same is an example of this kind of false idea.
What is stereotyping?
Experiences like bullying, accidents, or losing someone important can affect mental health because they are this.
What is trauma?
Global estimates show that about this percentage of the population live with a mental health condition
What is about 16 percent?
This evidence based coping strategy involves noticing negative thoughts and gently challenging them with realistic alternatives
What is cognitive reframing?
Volunteering with local organizations is one way to engage in this kind of community support.
What is mental health advocacy?
This type of stigma occurs when a community’s cultural traditions discourage discussing emotions or mental health, creating pressure to stay silent even when support is needed.
What is cultural stigma?
This type of cause comes from your family and can be passed down from parents to children.
What are genetics?