🧠 Part 1: Understanding Mental Health Issues

1. Match each mental health issue with its common characteristics:

1. Anxiety

2. Depression

3. Stress

4. Eating Disorders

A. Persistent sadness and loss of interest

B. Excessive worry and fear about everyday situations

C. Unhealthy relationship with food and body image

D. Feeling overwhelmed by pressure and demands

2. Which of these are common signs that someone might be struggling with their mental health? (Check all that apply)

Withdrawing from friends and family

Changes in sleep patterns

Enjoying their favourite hobbies

Difficulty concentrating at school

Changes in appetite

Feeling happy most of the time

💪 Part 2: Mental Health Strategies

3. Complete the following sentences about mental health strategies:

When feeling anxious, one helpful breathing technique is to breathe in for _____ seconds, hold for _____ seconds, and breathe out for _____ seconds.

Physical activity helps mental health because it releases chemicals called _____________ which improve mood.

Getting _____ to _____ hours of sleep each night is important for teenage mental health.

4. Categorise these mental health strategies by writing them in the correct boxes below:

Strategies: Talking to a counsellor, Going for a walk, Calling Lifeline, Practising mindfulness, Visiting a GP, Listening to music, Joining a support group, Writing in a journal

Self-Help Strategies:

Professional Help:

🤝 Part 3: Supporting Others

5. Your friend tells you they've been feeling really down lately and don't want to do anything. What would be the BEST response?

"Just think positive thoughts and you'll feel better"

"I'm here to listen if you want to talk, and there are people who can help"

"Everyone feels sad sometimes, you'll get over it"

"You should just ignore those feelings"

6. List three important things to remember when supporting a friend with mental health challenges:

7. True or False: You should keep it completely secret if a friend tells you they're having thoughts of self-harm.

True

False

Explain your answer:

📞 Part 4: Help-Seeking and Resources

8. Fill in the missing information about Australian mental health resources:

Lifeline crisis support number: _____ _____ _____

Kids Helpline number: _____ _____ _____ _____

Beyond Blue provides support for depression and ____________.

Headspace specifically supports young people aged _____ to _____ years.

9. Who are trusted adults that teenagers can talk to about mental health concerns? (Check all that apply)

Parents or guardians

School counsellors

Teachers

General practitioners (GPs)

Youth workers

Psychologists

10. When evaluating mental health information online, what should you look for to ensure it's reliable?

🎯 Part 5: Personal Reflection

11. Create your own mental health action plan. Write one strategy you will use in each category:

Daily self-care strategy:

When feeling stressed, I will:

If I need help, I will contact:

12. Write one way you can help reduce the stigma around mental health in your school or community:

13. What is one new thing you learned about mental health from this worksheet?

Teen Mental Health Strategies

Teen Mental Health Strategies

🧠 Part 1: Understanding Mental Health Issues

💪 Part 2: Mental Health Strategies

🤝 Part 3: Supporting Others

📞 Part 4: Help-Seeking and Resources

🎯 Part 5: Personal Reflection

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