Find a sturdy material for the cover and cut it to the desired size. (Ours is 4” x 6”.)
Resources Extras
Discover even more tools and resources to create peace of mind in your everyday life.
Below are a few resources that will provide additional tools and methods to express and take care of yourself. Remember that we all need to take care of our mental health, and getting help doesn’t have to be complicated.
PeaceMaker
Our PeaceMaker is a tool filled with prompts to spark creativity and connection. Print out your own PeaceMaker and get creating—by yourself, with family or with friends! Make your PeaceMaker your own with our blank template; write in prompts that are personal to you and how you create peace of mind.
Self-Care Bingo
Our bingo chart is full of simple ways you can provide extra care for yourself while social distancing.
Journal
These journals aren’t just a fun activity, they’re an excellent place to daydream, doodle and store your Artie Challenges! Here’s how you can make your own:
We used glue to and colored paper to cover ours, but you can decorate your journal however you want!
When making pages, cut or tear paper to size. (We cut our pages to 8” x 6”.)
Fold sheets in half and open back up. Divide pages into bundles of 4 or more. These stacks are called signatures.
Carefully staple each signature.
Attach signatures to your cover. We tied them in with string, as it will allow us to add more pages in the future.
More Resources
The Trevor Project
A national 24-hour, toll-free confidential suicide hotline for LGBTQ youth.
Crisis Text Line
Crisis Text Line provides free, text-based support 24/7.
Suicide Prevention Lifeline
A national network of local crisis centers that provides free and confidential emotional support to people in suicidal crisis or emotional distress 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
teen Mental Health First Aid
In-person training teaches high school students about common mental health challenges and what they can do to support their own mental health and help a friend who is struggling.
Woebot App
Woebot is an AI-powered, personalized emotional support platform that detects users’ symptoms and delivers clinically-validated psychological interventions to achieve better outcomes.
Better Help
Making professional counseling accessible, affordable, convenient – so anyone who struggles with life’s challenges can get help, anytime, anywhere.