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Talking to Our Parent(s)/Caregiver(s) About Our Mental Health

How to talk to your parent/caregiver about mental health

It’s not always easy to have conversations with parents/caregivers, especially about sensitive topics like mental health. It’s important that we remember that parents and caregivers want what is best for you. However, their lived experiences, biases, fears may show up when you discuss mental health.

Your knowledge about mental health can be an asset to your family. You can play a significant role in educating and supporting your parent or caregiver in recognizing and understanding mental health, which is vital to their wellbeing, and yours.

Click here to read 5 tips to help you talk to your parents and caregivers about mental health.

Supporting 2SLGBTQIA+ Friends & Family

How to Support Our Friends

Talking about mental health with your friends: 4 phrases that can help

Many students have supported a friend who was struggling with their mental health. This can happen for lots of reasons, like:

Mental health concerns are common
Many students don’t know where to go for support
Students often share concerns with a friend before they share them with an adult

Even though you want to help your friends, it’s not always easy to know what to do or say. We’ve put together some tips and information to help you learn more about how to deal with different situations.

Click here to read the 5 golden rules when supporting your friend.

The Umbrella Project

A message from The Umbrella Project on "We're Not Really Strangers":

Umbrella Project talks about the impact of us reaching out to those around us, in a meaningful and authentic way, opening doors to recognizing similarities and building stronger relationships with others. They also touch on supporting a friend and when to reach out to adults for support.

Visit the "Supports Available" tab to learn more about who you or your friend can connect with at school or in our Guelph and Wellington Community.

Learn more about the Umbrella Effect and what this initiative is really about by watching The Umbrella Effect video.

Watch for monthly Newsletters to learn more about each theme!

How to Support a Friend- WCDSB

To add to the message from the Umbrella Project above, our Social Workers, Mary Agunsoye and Michelle Hazlett created a short video on how to support a friend. This video looks at how to support a friend, recognizing when it's becoming to heavy, and when to reach out to an adult for support.

Visit the "Supports Available" tab to learn more about who you or your friend can connect with at school or in our Guelph and Wellington Community.

Student Wellbeing

Anti-Racism Resources

Anti-Racisim Resources

Click here to get more resources from Jack.org for Black youth, places to keep learning and unlearning, and Guides on allyship for non-Black folks.
To access Asian Mental Health Resources, click here.

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