MENTAL HEALTH

SIGNS SPOTTING
Wellbeing team
Gear inc.
 OBJECTIVES

MENTAL HEALTH
UNDERSTAND KNOW
FIRST AID
Understanding signs of Knowing when Gaining insights on
mental health problems and how to seek basic principle on
of oneself and others professional help how to help others
STEPS OF THE ACTIVITY
1. INTRODUCTION (5 minutes)

2. SIGNS OF MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS (20 minutes)

3. WHEN AND HOW TO SEEK PROFESSIONAL HELP (15 minutes)

4. MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID PRINCIPLES (15 minutes)

5. Q&A AND CLOSING (5 minutes)

 MENTAL HEALTH SIGNS SPOTTING
5 STEPS

Mental Health Q/A and

Seeking First Aid Closing
Signs of Professional Principles
Mental Health Help
5
Problems
Introduction
4
3
2
1
 INTRODUCTION
Importance of understanding mental health signs for yourself and others.

1. 2. 3.

Improved Supporting
Early
Personal Others
Intervention
Wellbeing
SIGNS OF MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS

Uncharacteristic Loss of Withdrawal in Substance

behaviour interest social situations use or misuse

Changes in sleeping or Low level of Irrational fear, Increased absence

eating behaviours engagement paranoia and anxiety
SEEKING PROFESSIONAL HELP
Knowing when and how to get help

WHEN HOW
Finding problem that can’t solve
by your own Mental health
Feeling stress and anxious check-in session
Need help seeing other
perspectives on things
You can request
Want a safe space to talk session with our
Trouble understanding site counselors
ourselves
MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID PRINCIPLES
“ALGEE”

A ASSESS Approach safely, Assess risk of harm to self and others

L LISTEN Full attention, Open-ended questions, Reflective listening

G GIVE SUPPORT Reassurance, Providing information

ENCOURAGE APPROPRIATE
E Suggest seeking help, Offer to assist
PROFESSIONAL HELP

ENCOURAGE SELF-HELP AND

E Social support, Self-help strategies
OTHER SUPPORT
 EXAMPLE OF ALGEE

Real life scenarios:

A: ASSIST L: LISTEN G: GIVE SUPPORT E: ENCOURAGE A: ASSIST

Q/A
 THANK YOU FOR
YOUR PARTICIPATION