CrisisSignsorSymptomsE:EncourageAppropriateProfessionalHelpL:ListenNonjudgmentally Mental HealthChallenges areMental HealthChallenges areCommon. MentalHealth FirstAiders do notdiagnoseor treat. ExerciseAnother goalof MHFA’ersis to Increasemental healthawareness. Mental healthchallengesoften showup inadolescents.One goal asMHFA’ers isreduction ofstigma and useof person-firstlanguage. Culture caninfluenceour health carechoices(culturalconsiderations).E:EncourageSelf-HelpMindfulnessMentalHealth FirstAiders givereassurance= HOPE! SupportGroupsA:AssessWorseningSignsorSymptomsG: GiveReassurance+ InformationMentalHealthProfessionalsEarlyinterventionis key topositiveoutcomes. “AS MENTALHEALTH FIRSTAIDERS………”Anyone canbe aMentalHealth FirstAider. Earlysigns andsymptomsRecoveryis possible.HOPE withFACTS! ALGEE isthe non-linear MHFAAction PlanCrisisSignsorSymptomsE:EncourageAppropriateProfessionalHelpL:ListenNonjudgmentally Mental HealthChallenges areMental HealthChallenges areCommon. MentalHealth FirstAiders do notdiagnoseor treat. ExerciseAnother goalof MHFA’ersis to Increasemental healthawareness. Mental healthchallengesoften showup inadolescents.One goal asMHFA’ers isreduction ofstigma and useof person-firstlanguage. Culture caninfluenceour health carechoices(culturalconsiderations).E:EncourageSelf-HelpMindfulnessMentalHealth FirstAiders givereassurance= HOPE! SupportGroupsA:AssessWorseningSignsorSymptomsG: GiveReassurance+ InformationMentalHealthProfessionalsEarlyinterventionis key topositiveoutcomes. “AS MENTALHEALTH FIRSTAIDERS………”Anyone canbe aMentalHealth FirstAider. Earlysigns andsymptomsRecoveryis possible.HOPE withFACTS! ALGEE isthe non-linear MHFAAction Plan

MHFA BINGO - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.


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  1. Crisis Signs or Symptoms
  2. E: Encourage Appropriate Professional Help
  3. L: Listen Nonjudgmentally
  4. Mental Health Challenges are Mental Health Challenges are Common.
  5. Mental Health First Aiders do not diagnose or treat.
  6. Exercise
  7. Another goal of MHFA’ers is to Increase mental health awareness.
  8. Mental health challenges often show up in adolescents.
  9. One goal as MHFA’ers is reduction of stigma and use of person-first language.
  10. Culture can influence our health care choices (cultural considerations).
  11. E: Encourage Self-Help
  12. Mindfulness
  13. Mental Health First Aiders give reassurance = HOPE!
  14. Support Groups
  15. A: Assess
  16. Worsening Signs or Symptoms
  17. G: Give Reassurance + Information
  18. Mental Health Professionals
  19. Early intervention is key to positive outcomes.
  20. “AS MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AIDERS………”
  21. Anyone can be a Mental Health First Aider.
  22. Early signs and symptoms
  23. Recovery is possible. HOPE with FACTS!
  24. ALGEE is the non-linear MHFA Action Plan