World Mental Health Day

This term we celebrated world mental health day on the 27th of October 2022. The theme of this event which was also the worldwide theme of World Mental Health Day 2022 which is celebrated annually on the 10th of October was “Making Mental Health A Global Priority For All.”

We started this event off with an assembly where we talked about mental health and how we could make it a global priority. Some of the ways we came up with were:

1. Educating ourselves and understanding what mental health is and what ill mental health looks like.
2. Getting rid of the stigma by talking about it and normalising seeking help when faced with a concern.
3. Taking care of our own mental health.
4. Encouraging others to take care of their mental health.
5. Taking care of our overall health
6. Positive self-talk.

After the assembly, we had an array of activities planned. The students were fully engaged and they enjoyed the activities.

The activities were:

1. Mental Well-being check-in
2. Creating posters that clearly depicted the theme.
3. Outdoor mindfulness and meditation.
4. Positive post-its
5. Creating a mental/emotional well-being plan.

We are already looking forward to next year's WMHD.

“World Mental Health Day will always remind us that mental health must not be ignored but always must always be handled with care.” bestmessage.org

Ms. Yvonne

School Counsellor