GNS: Mental Health Week May 1-5
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Students across the Division have designed coffee sleeves for the community with positive messages of kindness and appreciation for Mental Health Week as part of a Bringing Empowered Students Together (BEST) mental health project, coordinated by Erin Bezzola, BEST Program Manager and BEST Success Coaches in GYPSD schools. These personalized sleeves will be distributed to local businesses in several communities as a random act of kindness initiative as BEST supports students in knowing that a small act of kindness can change someone's day.
"Mental health is the state of our psychological and emotional well-being. It encompasses our emotions, feelings of connection, thoughts, and the ability to manage life’s highs and lows. Throughout our lives, we will all experience periods of positive and negative mental health" (Understanding mental health - cmha.ca.)
One-third of people in Canada will experience a mental illness or substance use disorder in their lifetime according to the Canadian Mental Health Association. Everyone deserves to have the right supports and resources available to foster good mental health.
At GYPSD schools, we are proud to have multiple supports and resources for our students and staff. Together, we can take care of our mental health as well as we take care of our physical health.
Some resources to check out:
https://teachers.ab.ca/sites/default/files/2022-12/COOR-79l_CWTLessonPlans_2016-03.pdf
https://cmha.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/CMHA-MHW-Understanding-Mental-Health.pdf
GNS: Mental Health Week May 1-5
