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Presentations & Aids

Presentations about mental health issues.
Presenting to a class, parents, staff, or beyond.  Here are a few additions to add interest.

Presentations
Handouts and slides from mental health presentations.

Picture
Click for link to presentation page.

Picture
Click image for link to Full Plate-Teacher presentation
Handout- School Counselor Version

Picture
Click for link to presentation page.

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Click image for information, presentation, research reports
Teacher Stress Survey
​Handout
Slides-page

Intros & Ice Breakers

Not all ice breakers are created equal,
and announcing one doesn't have to
​clear a room.

Images by the Decade
For adults of mixed ages. Place deck of Decade Cards on each table; ask each person to find the card that best represents when they were in high school, college, etc.  Guide discussion toward what you plan to address.
Decade Cards

Discussion Starter
24 photos- use with teens (or adults) and ask "what picture represents (represented) high school for you?" "What represents high school for most in your school?" 
​High School Cards

"Find Someone Who" BINGO
Print off the cards; give everyone one. Instruct players to mingle, X-ing off a square with each person they meet that fits the criteria on the square. Play until there's a "cover all" or someone has BINGO. 
BINGO Cards 

Images

"A picture is worth of a thousand words"
Picture

Picture
Can be printed on 8.5x11" copy paper.

Video Clips

Ad clips for clarity or levity.
The 5 Whys- 1 minute