Thrival Kits™ are shoebox sized kits that students fill with small, meaningful items as they complete classroom challenges and activities throughout the school year. Activities are focused on mental health promotion; these daily practices protect and promote mental well-being. Thrival kits is a partnership between CMHA Manitoba and Winnipeg initiative alongside Manitoba Advocate for Children and Youth. James and Stephen speak with Youth Mental Health Promotion Coordinator- Thrival Kits Project Lead, Shelby Davidson, about the importance of mental health literacy and youth’s concerns about going back to school in-person. They also speak with Acting Manitoba Advocate, Ainsley Krone, about Thrival Kits’ role in helping students know and advocate for their own rights.
Visit thrivalkits.ca, manitobaadvocate.ca, and mbwpg.cmha.ca, to learn more!

Speak Up

Well-Being Connection, a youth-focused mental health podcast, is the official podcast of Canadian Mental Health Association - Manitoba and Winnipeg. Learn how to become a mental health champion by listening to interviews with leaders, innovators and community mental health champions in the area of mental health and addictions, and listen to candid conversations with co-hosts James Welsman and Brandon Friesen. As we transition from spring to summer, we will cover the 8 dimensions of wellness and share how you join Brandon’s team and help raise his goal of $33,300.00.