Do you have what it takes to be a mental fitness champion?
YES YOU DO!
Your mind is a muscle. Just like hitting the gym builds your physical strength, exercises for your mind builds your mental strength.
Taking care of your mind is how you become mentally fit! By doing the things that help you create a healthy and strong mind, you’re able to handle anything that life throws your way.
How to be a mental fitness champion:
- Prioritise Your Mental Wellness - Take proactive steps to prioritise your mental health and your overall well-being.
- Access Trainings Regularly - It’s important as a Mental Fitness Champion to stay updated on the best practices for positive community mental health.
- Practice Mental Fitness Exercises - Engage in:
- mindfulness
- meditation
- journaling
- and other exercises
- You can also enjoy other activities to promote your mental health such as:
- playing a musical instrument
- learning to play the pan or joining a steelband
- going to the arcade or movies with friends
- Join a Community or start your own!
Connect with other mental fitness champions who are committed to improving your community mental health and supporting each other on their journey.
There are different types of communities- Online Communities
- School Clubs
- Community Clubs
- Religious Clubs
- Youth Leadership Clubs
- Advocacy Organizations
- International Youth and Advocacy Organizations
The best part of being a mental fitness champion, you get to break the social stigma about mental health.
Training
Psychological First Aid Training
The Psychological First Aid (PFA) course is a twelve-hour course you can do at your own pace. It aims to equip individuals persons with the tools to appropriately support persons who are experiencing psychological distress as a result of crisis situations.
Mental Health Advocacy
This module explores UNICEF’s approach to advocacy and describes what is advocacy, how to build capacity to advocate and how to develop advocacy strategies.
Heroes Foundation: Return to Happiness
Return to Happiness (RTH) is a psychosocial recovery programme developed by UNICEF for children between the ages of 0-18 years who have experienced trauma from disaster, conflict or violence. Children who participate in RTH receive support to help them process their stress and trauma and begin looking towards the future
Youth Advocates Corner
Find Free and Local Mental Health Services
Findcarett.com is the Directory of MHPSS Services delivered by the Technical Working Group of the Mental Health and Psycho-Social Support Network of Trinidad and Tobago
How can we help you today?
- Academic Competitiveness
- Addiction
- ADD/ADHD
- Anger
- Anxiety
- Autism
- Benefits of Reading
- Body Image
- Building Better Connections
- Bullying
- Dealing With Behavioural Changes
- Depression
- Mindful Gaming
- Navigating Social Media
- Domestic Violence
- Importance of Physical Activity
- Planning for Your Future
- Male Mental Health
- Navigating Grief
- School Violence
- Self Esteem
- Sexual Abuse
- Stress
- Suicide
- Self Harm
- Trauma
- Trusted Adults
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