The 4 Rs of Youth Mental Health — A Mental Health campaign created by the students of Oregon City Service Learning Academy, in conjunction with Oregon City Together, and made possible by a grant from Oregon City Police Department’s Youth Opioid Prevention Grant.
The student leaders at OCSLA spent time discussing the mental health challenges facing them and their peers. They thoughtfully created these ideas to help promote youth mental health — the 4 Rs of Youth Mental Health, including a billboard, social media campaign, posters, stickers, and a film series.
RESPECT
Respect: It starts with YOURSELF
If it doesn’t go both ways, it’s not respect
Self-awareness is key to self-respect
Don’t listen to gossip; talk to the person directly
Disagreements do NOT have to turn into fights
REGULATION
Say something nice to yourself
Say something nice to somebody who’s struggling
Write out your feelings instead of yelling it in someone’s face
Find an activity that calms you – eat, talk to a friend, draw, pet an animal
RESILIENCE
Reflect and learn and grow
Offer yourself compassion – we all make mistakes
Realize that everyone struggles with negative self-talk sometimes
Focus on improving the situation instead of assuming you’re broken
When the situation is over, let it go
RECUPERATION
It doesn’t have to be friendly, but it has to be safe
Stay in your lane
Hold your boundaries, but be respectful
There doesn’t have to be a winner
If you feed on the drama, you are part of the problem
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