1. Hands Up for Healthy Minds
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2. What do all these famous people have in common?
All of us have mental health and, like our bodies, our minds can become unwell
1 in 10 young people will experience a mental health problem
These include depression, anxiety disorder, eating disorders, psychosis or bipolar disorder
It’s important to talk about mental health and get help early if things don’t feel right, just like we would for our physical health
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3. Stress and Anxiety
Everyone has different triggers and can be caused by many things like:
Illness
School
Exams
Bullying
Facing unfamiliar challenges
Relationships
Pressures of growing up
Physical symptoms can include:
a pounding heartbeat
breathing faster
palpitations (an irregular heartbeat)
feeling sick
chest pains
headaches
sweating
loss of appetite
feeling faint
needing the toilet more frequently
"butterflies" in your tummy
Psychological symptoms can include:
feeling worried or uneasy a lot of the time
having difficulty sleeping, which makes you feel tired
not being able to concentrate
being irritable
being extra alert
feeling on edge or not being able to relax
needing frequent reassurance from other people
feeling tearful
Coping with different situations
Bereavement
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4. Characteristics of good mental health
Uses health skills such as stress management
Copes/adapts with change
Assertive
Active listener
Can be part of a team/group
Feels good about themselves
Feels comfortable with other people
Able to meet the demands of life
Expresses emotions in healthy ways
Is optimistic (positive)
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5. You are like a car…
Without both working parts AND a skilled/ alert driver, the car won’t go anywhere – no matter how well the parts are working!
So what can we do to improve the health of our minds
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6. Support strategies
Talking being open with people I trust about how I’m feeling
Exercising looking after my body, playing sport, eating healthy
Calming trying meditation, good sleep habits like turning my phone off early
Learning a new skill, a great way to gain confidence
Relating spending time with the people I care about
Contributing helping others or contributing to causes I believe in
Creating expressing myself creatively e.g. music, art, drama, writing
Congratulating being kind to myself, or listing the qualities I value in myself
Set achievable goals Be good to yourself Give time to activities, learn to relax
Believe in yourself Manage your time a new skill, a great way to gain confidence
Keep things in perspective
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7. “Same picture, different view”
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8. Everyone’s mind is different
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9. VISIT STUDENT RECEPTION THIS WEDNESDAY
Essential support for under 25s
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