Mental Health Icebreakers for Students (and adults)
These activities help:
- People develop resilience & coping skills
- Reduce anxiety & decrease behavioral issues
- Create connection & belonging
- Engage both active & quiet participants
- Lots of bonus eBooks and activities including the Fishbowl game
This download is packed with lots of different activities for classrooms that can also work for adults. (I use them in adult workshops.)
This download includes the two eBooks pictured above plus
- A printable Crisis Text Poster plus a Mental Health Poster Pack
- Tips for Back-to-School Transition eBook
- 9 Ways to Help Kids Build Resilience eBook
- Safety Guidelines for Sharing Mental Health Stories at a Public Event eBook (with a handout)
- Coping Card Activity
Over 10,000 downloads, these are the most popular downloads. Everyone wants ideas to start a mental health conversation, build resilience, teach mindfulness for both active and quiet students, and most importantly build connection and belonging in schools, the foundation of a culture and climate of good mental health.
AnneMoss Rogers is a leading wellness and suicide education expert and one of the top mental health speakers and suicide prevention speakers. Known for her powerful, motivational keynotes, AnneMoss combines her personal story of loss with proven strategies to help organizations build a wellness culture that drives results and saves lives. She speaks at conferences, workplaces, K-12 schools, and universities, delivering impactful presentations that inspire change and promote mental health awareness.
AnneMoss does this work in memory of her son, Charles, who struggled with anxiety, depression, and addiction, and died by suicide at age 20 in 2015.