FAMILY ACTIVITIES

 Explore the many parts of your cultural identity and how they shape your everyday experiences, emotions, and connections with others. This activity encourages meaningful conversations about belonging, and identity while reflecting on the role culture plays in mental health and well-being. 

 This activity will help you identify and reflect on the cultural values and beliefs that shape your perspectives and mental health. Through reflective questions and discussion, families can explore how these values may support or challenge mental health wellness and everyday experiences. 

Reflect on and describe the strengths of your child, yourself as a caregiver, your family, and your community. By exploring meaningful experiences, resilience, and positive relationships in everyday life, this activity highlights the unique strengths and connections that shape your story.  

Designed to support you in starting your self-care journey, this activity walks you through examples, reflection, and action planning. While self-care looks different for everyone, even small daily actions can make a positive difference in physical and mental health. 

 Through an 8-minute narrative storytelling film, this activity explores the personal experience of navigating cultural stigma, family misconceptions, and pressure of silence. It encourages conversations about mental health, its importance, and the value of culturally responsive care. 

The Emotion Chart helps families and youth recognize, label, and communicate their emotional experiences in a more engaging way. Pairing identifiable emotions with memes, this chart creates space for meaningful conversations about emotional awareness and overall well-being.