Mental Health Awareness Worksheet

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🧠 Part 1: Understanding Our Feelings

1. Which of these describes the difference between feeling sad sometimes and having a mental health problem?

Feeling sad is always a mental health problem

Mental health problems are when difficult feelings last a very long time or feel too big to cope with

Only adults can have mental health problems

Feeling sad means you are weak

2. It's normal to feel sad when:

A pet dies or a friend moves away

You don't get what you want immediately

Someone looks at you

It's a Tuesday

3. Which of these shows that feelings might be getting too big or lasting too long?

Crying for a few minutes after falling over

Feeling worried about a test the night before

Not wanting to see friends or do activities you usually enjoy for several weeks

Feeling excited about your birthday

4. Someone might need extra help with their mental health if they: (Tick all that apply)

Have trouble sleeping for many nights in a row

Feel worried or scared most of the time

Laugh at a funny joke

Stop eating properly or eat much more than usual

Have difficulty concentrating on schoolwork for weeks

5. If you noticed a friend showing signs that their feelings were getting too big to handle, what would you do?

Ignore them because it's not your problem

Tell them to "just get over it"

Listen to them and suggest they talk to a trusted adult

Laugh at them

6. Complete this sentence: "The difference between feeling sad and having a mental health problem is..."

7. Name two trusted adults you could talk to if you or a friend needed help with mental health:

1. _________________________

2. _________________________

8. Write one thing you can do to look after your own mental health: