https://padlet.com/alrishton/Bookmarks Collection of activities related to mental health - most will be useful for working with young people en-us 2020-04-22 15:11:09 UTC 2025-11-04 14:58:41 UTC hello@padlet.com alrishton https://padlet.com/alrishton/Bookmarks/wish/589530701 Links include information and activities on the 5 ways to well-being
Connect: https://www.manchestermind.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/MIN20041-CYP-001-Connect_3.pdf
Be active: https://www.manchestermind.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/MIN20041-CYP-002-Be-Active_2.pdf
Learn: https://www.manchestermind.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/MIN20041-CYP-003-Try-Something-New_2.pdf
Give: https://www.manchestermind.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/MIN20041-CYP-004-Give_2.pdf
Take notice: https://www.manchestermind.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/MIN20041-CYP-005-Take-Notice_3.pdf]]> 2020-05-22 18:21:04 UTC https://padlet.com/alrishton/Bookmarks/wish/589530701 alrishton https://padlet.com/alrishton/Bookmarks/wish/589536065 Head - what gets you up in the morning?
Heart - What do you love/passionate about?
Hands - What are you good at? What are your skills?

Used this as an icebreaker activity, everyone wrote their answers on 3 separate post-stick notes then took it in turns to give their answers and stick them on the wall 
Great way to instantly find things in common in people, recognise peoples skills and creates a positive feeling afterwards]]> 2020-05-22 18:24:25 UTC https://padlet.com/alrishton/Bookmarks/wish/589536065 alrishton https://padlet.com/alrishton/Bookmarks/wish/589548281 Ask an individual/group to draw two people, writing depression on the top of one and anxiety on the other
Ask them to label the symptoms of depression and anxiety to parts of the body
e.g. butterflies in the stomach, sweaty hands, heart racing

This exercise can help people more aware of how much depression and anxiety can effect a person. This activity has been used with children with small understanding of mental health and worked really well and there is an example of work they completed]]> 2020-05-22 18:32:06 UTC https://padlet.com/alrishton/Bookmarks/wish/589548281 alrishton https://padlet.com/alrishton/Bookmarks/wish/613227840 There are many different templates available for feelings diarys, pinterest is a great resource.
Heres one I created]]> 2020-06-05 15:37:21 UTC https://padlet.com/alrishton/Bookmarks/wish/613227840 alrishton https://padlet.com/alrishton/Bookmarks/wish/623305141 https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1409175073/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1

Provides plenty of useful information and activities to improve mental health
(currently £3 on amazon)
worth the read, especially for the price]]> 2020-06-12 00:18:55 UTC https://padlet.com/alrishton/Bookmarks/wish/623305141