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Mental Health Help Seeking

Read the scenario and complete the activities. You do not need to share personal experiences. You may write about the fictional people instead. If you or someone else may be in immediate danger, tell a trusted adult and call 000.

Read the scenario

For several weeks, Riley has felt tense and exhausted. Riley has stopped going to weekend basketball, is finding it hard to concentrate, and has been avoiding messages from friends. Riley is not sure whether this is serious enough to talk about. A friend, Tahnee, notices the changes and says, “I’m glad you told me. Would you like me to sit with you while you talk to an adult you trust?” Riley decides to speak with a caregiver and ask about seeing a GP.

Notice and understand

Use the scenario and your understanding of wellbeing.

1.Mental health is best understood as:

Something only people with a diagnosed illness need to think about
Part of everyone’s overall wellbeing that can change over time
Exactly the same thing as mental illness
A measure of whether someone is happy every day

2.Name two changes in Riley’s behaviour or feelings that could be reasons to check in and seek support.

3.True or false? Someone must wait until their problems become a crisis before asking for help.

TrueFalse

4.Complete the idea: Mental health and mental illness are related, but they are not . Everyone has mental health.

Choose a helpful next step

There can be more than one safe way to reach out. A trusted adult might be a caregiver, relative, teacher, school counsellor, coach, or GP.

5.Which response from Tahnee is most supportive?

“You’re overreacting. Just ignore it.”
“I’m here to listen. Would you like support talking with a trusted adult?”
“I’ll tell everyone so they can help.”
“Promise me you won’t tell anyone else.”

6.Riley feels nervous about starting the conversation. Write one sentence Riley could use to ask a trusted adult for help.

7.Name two different people or services in Australia Riley could contact for support.

8.Tahnee is worried Riley might be unsafe. What is the safest response?

Keep it secret because Riley asked for privacy
Tell a trusted adult promptly; if there is immediate danger, call 000
Wait a few weeks to see what happens
Try to manage the situation alone

9.Give one reason someone might hesitate to seek help, and one practical way to make that first step easier.

10.Write a short reminder Riley could keep for a difficult day. It should encourage reaching out without promising that everything will be fixed straight away.