Mental health week activity ideas

Today kicks off Mental Health Awareness Week here at Penn State. Throughout the week several student associations will be hosting activities at the HUB including relaxation rooms, body image workshops, and even a TED talk by Kevin Breel. The purpose of this week is to create a dialog about mental health and to create an awareness here on campus.

Our Time's activity pack helps you to be mindful of your mental health and how it can be protected by looking to nature for ideas.

Hand of Mental Health encourages us to reflect and discuss our everyday choices and their impact on our mental health. How does sleep and rest, food, relationships and emotions affect our mental…

Activities have the power to engage mental health clients in groups where they learn knowledge and skills to cope with the challenges they face. Use these activities to make your groups fun.

We're celebrating Mental Health Awareness Month with a "spirit week" next week! We're doing themed days with special morning announcements at our morning assembly (with some guest parents in the mental health field!) and recess activities for each themed day. It'll look like this:⁠ ⁠ 🧠 Mindful Monday⁠ ➡️ sensory activities (feel an item in a bag and guess what it is)⁠ ➡️ mindful art/coloring⁠ ➡️ yoga⁠ ⁠ 💬Talk it Out Tuesday⁠ ➡️ Feelings bean bag toss (toss it in, share a time when you feel…

Practicing conscious breathing helps when you feel anxious and overwhelmed. A mindful breathing stick can help guide young kids develop breathing techniques.

Checkout this list of 21 simple ways to bring mental health awareness month activities into the workplace to destigmatize the issue.