mental health discussion starters
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MENTAL HEALTH TABLE TALKERS
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Initiating discussion aboutmental health and mental illness can be
AWKWARDBUT ... we can’t ignore the facts
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FACTS:
1 in 7 young people in BChave a mental illness at any given time
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FACTS:about 70% of mental disordersshow up before the age of 18
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FACTS:among youth in BC ...7% had made a suicide attempt11% had planned a suicide16% seriously thought about suicide
Suicide is the leading cause of deaths among 15 - 24 year olds
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MENTAL HEALTH TABLE TALKERS can help you get the conversation going:
‣ Ask these questions of a friend‣ Ask them introspectively‣ Don’t be afraid to open discussions about
mental health - the stakes are too high!
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The connection betweenphysical and mental health is ...
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When I feel stress, one positive this I do to alleviate it is ...
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I feel healthy when I am ...
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A great accomplishment in mylife this past year is ...
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To help me focus, I ...
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If a friend told me he/she was experiencing depression, my
response would be ...
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Today I am thankful for ...
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If I had to choose someone I admire, I would choose _______ because ...
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I feel I demonstrated resiliency in my life when ...
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Someone or Somethingthat makes me laugh is ...
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An unhelpful thought that I need to change is ...
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Something I love to do that I need to begin doing again is ...
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One thing I wish people knewabout me is ...
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A small change that has made a significant impact in my life is ...
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I find balance in my personalmental health in the following ways ...
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An “a-ha” moment that wasimpactful for me was when ...
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Foods that tend to affect mymood are ...
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A difficult situation that I haveovercome was ...
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In my opinion, stigmas associated with mental health and mental illness are ...
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The best ways for me to bounce back from failure includes ...
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Sources of happiness in my life are ...
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To me, forgiveness means ...
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If I have the option of showing compassion or passing judgement
I tend to ...
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A favorite memory that I have is ...
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