Culture caninfluenceour health carechoices(culturalconsiderations).Anyone canbe aMentalHealth FirstAider. Mental HealthChallenges areMental HealthChallenges areCommon. L:ListenNonjudgmentally MentalHealth FirstAiders do notdiagnoseor treat. One goal asMHFA’ers isreduction ofstigma and useof person-firstlanguage. CrisisSignsorSymptomsE:EncourageSelf-HelpG: GiveReassurance+ InformationALGEE isthe non-linear MHFAAction PlanAnother goalof MHFA’ersis to Increasemental healthawareness. WorseningSignsorSymptomsMentalHealthProfessionalsMentalHealth FirstAiders givereassurance= HOPE! Earlyinterventionis key topositiveoutcomes. Mental healthchallengesoften showup inadolescents.SupportGroups“AS MENTALHEALTH FIRSTAIDERS………”E:EncourageAppropriateProfessionalHelpEarlysigns andsymptomsRecoveryis possible.HOPE withFACTS! MindfulnessA:AssessExerciseCulture caninfluenceour health carechoices(culturalconsiderations).Anyone canbe aMentalHealth FirstAider. Mental HealthChallenges areMental HealthChallenges areCommon. L:ListenNonjudgmentally MentalHealth FirstAiders do notdiagnoseor treat. One goal asMHFA’ers isreduction ofstigma and useof person-firstlanguage. CrisisSignsorSymptomsE:EncourageSelf-HelpG: GiveReassurance+ InformationALGEE isthe non-linear MHFAAction PlanAnother goalof MHFA’ersis to Increasemental healthawareness. WorseningSignsorSymptomsMentalHealthProfessionalsMentalHealth FirstAiders givereassurance= HOPE! Earlyinterventionis key topositiveoutcomes. Mental healthchallengesoften showup inadolescents.SupportGroups“AS MENTALHEALTH FIRSTAIDERS………”E:EncourageAppropriateProfessionalHelpEarlysigns andsymptomsRecoveryis possible.HOPE withFACTS! MindfulnessA:AssessExercise

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