Managing Your Mental Health for Adults

Explores issues and topics common to consumers of mental health services and their families. 72 cards cover a broad range of topics including mental health symptoms, knowledge of diagnoses, common pitfalls, being empowered, and how to access help, medications, and members of the healthcare team. Great for clients who have been diagnosed for a while or newly diagnosed individuals. For 4 to 14 participants. Instructions and plastic storage case are included.

Example cards:

• Ask the person on the left "What is an obstacle you have recently overcome?" Now answer the same question.
• There's nothing funny about having a mental illness. But can having a sense of humor be helpful if one does have a mental illness? If so, how?
• Let's say you are beginning for feel more paranoid. You feel afraid of going out of your home. What would you do?
• Let's say you think you are ready to go off of your medication. What would you do?