UGDSB promoting well-being during Child and Youth Mental Health Week

For Immediate Release
April 26, 2016

GUELPH, Ontario – Next week, staff and students will be making social connections, practicing calm breathing and taking steps to improve their physical and emotional health.

May 1 to 7 is Child and Youth Mental Health Week in the Upper Grand District School Board. The goal of the week is to increase positive mental health through the board by promoting an understanding of mental wellness, providing approaches to improving mental wellness, developing stress management and relaxation techniques, increasing positive lifestyle behaviours, and more.

Following the success of last year’s week, this year’s theme will be “Have a SUPER Week!” Each day of the week will focus on a different area of positive mental health: Social connection, Uplifting emotions, Personal health, Emotional calming, and Resilient thinking.

Schools have been provided with a full slate of resources and ideas for activities to run each day, including the “Say Hi” challenge to encourage making social connections, calm breathing exercises and flexible thinking activities to increase resilience.

Child and Youth Mental Health Week 2016 poster final

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For more information:
Heather Loney, Communications and Community Engagement Officer
Upper Grand District School Board
519-822-4420 ext.725
[email protected]

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