Peace of Mind
Workshop for Secondary Students
Through Peace of Mind workshops, trained volunteers help secondary students to build awareness of social, emotional and mental health issues.
The workshops then aim to develop skills that promote resilience in response to common challenges high school students may encounter.
Funded by the City of Richmond, and Community Gaming Grants.
Community Engagement Contact
For more information, please contact Community Engagement Program Coordinator, Vivian Hu, at vhu@chimoservices.com
Resources for Youth
Are you a youth looking to access free services and support? Check out this resource sheet for a list of agencies in your area.
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Mental Health Series
Suicide Awareness
Complementary Classes in BC: English, Active Living, Leadership, and CLE
Through this interactive presentation, students gain an awareness of warning signs, risk factors and feelings of suicide. Students also develop the skills to help someone who may be suicidal or experiencing a crisis. This workshop gives students a safe environment to talk and learn about suicide through a video and activities and practice effective communication skills.
Mental Health Series
Managing Your Stress
Complementary Classes in BC: CLE, Physical and Health Education
A fun and insightful presentation aimed at helping senior high school students recognize stress levels and gain effective stress management and coping skills. Time management, organization and assertiveness are just some of the skills students gain through this workshop. These skills are essential in managing and coping with everyday stress, as well as added stress during exams, final projects and beginning life after high school
Mental Health Series
Mental Health and Building Resiliency (new)
Complementary Classes in BC: CLE, Physical and Health Education
A brand new workshop focusing on helping students explore their relationships with their own mental health. This workshop aims to help students identify where they stand on the topic, touches on barriers to accessing mental health services, how to overcome them, what it means to practice self-care, and some tools for resiliency that students can use as they navigate the rest of their teenage years.
Relationship Series
Teen Relationship Abuse Prevention (T.R.A.P.)
The T.R.A.P. workshop creates awareness of healthy and unhealthy relationships. Students learn about relationship abuse and gain skills to recognize an unhealthy relationship. Students also learn how to help someone who may be in an unhealthy relationship. In this workshop, a safe environment is created for students to discuss this sensitive topic through the use of group discussions, video and small group activities.
Relationship Series
How to Listen, How to Help
Complementary Classes in BC: Active Health, CLE, and Leadership
This workshop equips students with basic communication skills. Through activities, interactive discussions, and role-plays, students learn and practice effective communication skills, active listening, assertiveness, and how to be supportive.
Relationship Series
Mirror-Image (Self Image)
Complementary Classes in BC: Active Health, CLE, and Leadership
The focus of this workshop is to introduce students to the topic of self-image, as well as the concept of a healthy body-image. The workshop encourages discussion on strategies to improve self-esteem to counteract the effects of media. It also explores the influence of the media and teaches students to critically examine the messages they receive on a daily basis. Students come away empowered and equipped with tools to feel positive about themselves.