Youth and Mental Health 101
Building resilience
Self-care
This has been adapted from "Game Changers: Self-care information."
Self-care means taking time to do things that you enjoy or that make you feel better. It can include activities you normally do or new hobbies and activities. Self-care activities can help you cope with stress, depression, anxiety and other challenges. Below are some examples of ways you can practise self-care.1
![healthy sleep](https://moodlemedia.camhx.ca/Moodle8/MH101/Youth/photos/sleeping.jpg)
![mother and daughter making salad](https://moodlemedia.camhx.ca/Moodle8/MH101/Youth/photos/eating.jpg)
![father and son canoeing](https://moodlemedia.camhx.ca/Moodle8/MH101/Youth/photos/fitness.jpg)
![young male on cell phone](https://moodlemedia.camhx.ca/Moodle8/MH101/Youth/photos/tech.jpg)
![father and son doing yoga](https://moodlemedia.camhx.ca/Moodle8/MH101/Youth/photos/21. Parent health a.jpg)
![young boy writing in journal](https://moodlemedia.camhx.ca/Moodle8/MH101/Youth/photos/journal.jpg)
![Teen girl making a list in a book](https://moodlemedia.camhx.ca/Moodle8/MH101/Youth/photos/time.jpg)
![teens biking](https://moodlemedia.camhx.ca/Moodle8/MH101/Youth/photos/activities.jpg)
![mother and son hugging](https://moodlemedia.camhx.ca/Moodle8/MH101/Youth/photos/connecting.jpg)
![young girl talking to counsellor](https://moodlemedia.camhx.ca/Moodle8/MH101/Youth/photos/talking.jpg)
1. CAMH, 2018f
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