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 (grades 7 and 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 |
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.
To register, all you need is to:
1/Indicate a contact person for your institution
2/Download and fill out the pdf and email it to us
3/Wait for our reply containing a confirmation of the dates
4/Provide a detailed schedule for the workshops (1 to 3 per day) and determine where they will be held
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?
Montréal, Laval, Lanaudière, Laurentides, Montérégie, Capitale-Nationale, Chaudières-Appalaches, Mauricie, Centre-du-Québec, Estrie, Outaouais : March 20th to April 6th and May 23rd to June 2nd 2023
Saguenay- Lac St-Jean : March 6th to 30th, 2023
Bas-Saint-Laurent: April 11th to May 19th, 2023
Côte-Nord : April 24th to May 26th 2023
End of the Mental Health Basis Tour, 2022-2023 : June 2nd, 2023
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.
Find Simon, Celine, Juliane, Tristan, Tyra, Myriam, Félix, Dominique, Maude, Séraphin, Azure, Marilou, Mei, Maxime et Sabrina soon in schools to change the lives of teenagers in Quebec.
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.
Job opportunitiesThis initiative is made possible through funding from
the Secretariat for relations with English-speaking Quebecers
The views expressed herein do not necessarily represent the views of the Gouvernement du Québec.