1. MENTAL HEALTH TABLE TALKERS

2. Initiating discussion about
mental health and mental illness can be
AWKWARD
BUT ... we can’t ignore the facts

3. FACTS:
1 in 7 young people in BC
have a mental illness at any given time

4. FACTS:
about 70% of mental disorders
show up before the age of 18

5. FACTS:
among youth in BC ...
7% had made a suicide attempt
11% had planned a suicide
16% seriously thought about suicide
Suicide is the leading cause of deaths
among 15 - 24 year olds

6. MENTAL HEALTH TABLE TALKERS
can help you get the conversation going:
‣ Ask these questions of a friend
‣ Ask them introspectively
‣ Don’t be afraid to open discussions about
mental health - the stakes are too high!

7. The connection between
physical and mental health is ...

8. When I feel stress, one positive
this I do to alleviate it is ...

9. I feel healthy when I am ...

10. A great accomplishment in my
life this past year is ...

11. To help me focus, I ...

12. If a friend told me he/she was experiencing
depression, my
response would be ...

13. Today I am thankful for ...

14. If I had to choose someone I admire, I
would choose _______ because ...

15. I feel I demonstrated resiliency
in my life when ...

16. Someone or Something
that makes me laugh is ...

17. An unhelpful thought that I
need to change is ...

18. Something I love to do that I
need to begin doing again is ...

19. One thing I wish people knew
about me is ...

20. A small change that has made a
significant impact in my life is ...

21. I find balance in my personal
mental health in the following ways ...

22. An “a-ha” moment that was
impactful for me was when ...

23. Foods that tend to affect my
mood are ...

24. A difficult situation that I have
overcome was ...

25. In my opinion, stigmas associated with
mental health and mental illness are ...

26. The best ways for me to
bounce back from failure includes ...

27. Sources of happiness in my life are ...

28. To me, forgiveness means ...

29. If I have the option of showing compassion
or passing judgement
I tend to ...

30. A favorite memory that I have is ...

31. Visit cmhakelowna.org
to order a boxed set of Mental Health Table
Talkers for your staff room, desk, near the
water cooler, or wherever discussions
happen.