Mental Health Basics workshop
A positive approach to adolescent mental health
Mental Health Basics workshop
A positive approach to adolescent mental health
Why the need for such a program?
This new workshop, offered to schools for free, aims to give students, from Grade 7 to 8 the tools and school anxiety solutions they need to achieve good mental health.
These key tools will help them:
😟Reduce the risk of depression and anxiety in high school students |
📖Develop introspective skills |
🤝Maintain good relations with others. |
Why the need for such a program?
This new workshop, offered to schools for free, aims to give students aged 11 to 13 (sec 3-5) the tools and school anxiety solutions they need to achieve good mental health.
These key tools will help them:
😟Reduce the risk of depression and anxiety in high school students |
📖Develop introspective skills |
🤝maintain good relations with others |
A workshop developed with a committee of experts
To ensure the high quality of content presented in this workshop, an expert committee headed by psychiatrist Dr. Benoit (Clinique Expertise NeuroScience) was consulted.
What will the teens learn?
Through this workshop, teens will learn how to:
- Understand mental health and grasp how the brain functions
- Master a basic mindfulness technique
- Practice introspection to better know oneself and communicate effectively with others
- Recognize when and where to put this knowledge to use
- Understand how these can positively impact their lives every day
Teachers and coaches can also get involved
Following the workshop, they’ll be able to:
- Employ these tools in their own lives and serve as a model for students
- Apply these techniques to manage their classes
Want to see the tools we’ve developed for school staff?
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A free turnkey workshop
Our workshop is easy to set up and can fit seamlessly into your class schedule.
Want to know more about setting up our workshop? Contact Mélanie Chabot, Workshop Manager:
-By email
-By phone at 514 529-1000, extension 254
Register to our workshopWhen do we come to your area?
Capitale Nationale, Montréal, Chaudières-Appalaches, Laval, Lanaudière, Laurentides, Montérégie, Mauricie, Centre-du-Québec, Estrie, Outaouais : September 16th 2024 to June 13th 2025
Saguenay-Lac St-Jean, Nord du Québec : March 10th to 28th, 2025
Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Bas St-Laurent, Gaspésie : April 28th to May 16th, 2024
End of the Mental Health Basis Tour, 2023-2024 : June 13th, 2025
Is your school in another region than the ones listed above? Send us your wishes for dates in the registration form, we will confirm our availability.
A team of professional and dedicated facilitators
Our team of facilitators is made up of passionate individuals who undergo 175 hours of training.
Our animation team is visiting schools to make a difference in the lives of Quebec teenagers.
From left to right (bottom row) : Maude Bagg-Parisé , Alexe Pilon, Jane Wong Kee Song, Marilou Francis, Emma Dagenais
From left to right (top row) : Sabrina Tremblay, Félix Routhier, Marie Rene, Simon Duguay Roy, Séraphin Bassas, Guillaume Pelletier, Pascale Legault-Rioux, Vincent Rochon, Alexia Gauvin, Juliane Sickini
Want to join the Foundation and help teens?
We’re always on the lookout for professional, empathetic, effective communicators who are eager to go out and meet Quebec’s teens. Learn more about our job opportunities.
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