Mental HealthChallenges areMental HealthChallenges areCommon. E:EncourageAppropriateProfessionalHelpG: GiveReassurance+ InformationEarlysigns andsymptomsSupportGroupsA:AssessMentalHealth FirstAiders givereassurance= HOPE! Culture caninfluenceour health carechoices(culturalconsiderations).MentalHealthProfessionalsALGEE isthe non-linear MHFAAction PlanAnyone canbe aMentalHealth FirstAider. One goal asMHFA’ers isreduction ofstigma and useof person-firstlanguage. WorseningSignsorSymptomsL:ListenNonjudgmentally Another goalof MHFA’ersis to Increasemental healthawareness. CrisisSignsorSymptomsExerciseRecoveryis possible.HOPE withFACTS! Earlyinterventionis key topositiveoutcomes. MindfulnessMentalHealth FirstAiders do notdiagnoseor treat. “AS MENTALHEALTH FIRSTAIDERS………”Mental healthchallengesoften showup inadolescents.E:EncourageSelf-HelpMental HealthChallenges areMental HealthChallenges areCommon. E:EncourageAppropriateProfessionalHelpG: GiveReassurance+ InformationEarlysigns andsymptomsSupportGroupsA:AssessMentalHealth FirstAiders givereassurance= HOPE! Culture caninfluenceour health carechoices(culturalconsiderations).MentalHealthProfessionalsALGEE isthe non-linear MHFAAction PlanAnyone canbe aMentalHealth FirstAider. One goal asMHFA’ers isreduction ofstigma and useof person-firstlanguage. WorseningSignsorSymptomsL:ListenNonjudgmentally Another goalof MHFA’ersis to Increasemental healthawareness. CrisisSignsorSymptomsExerciseRecoveryis possible.HOPE withFACTS! Earlyinterventionis key topositiveoutcomes. MindfulnessMentalHealth FirstAiders do notdiagnoseor treat. “AS MENTALHEALTH FIRSTAIDERS………”Mental healthchallengesoften showup inadolescents.E:EncourageSelf-Help

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