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Head kit: tools for healthy minds in healthy bodies

Contents:Head start
Pyramid of I - what it takes to keep a body going
Talk! - tips on listening to others
Stress central - spot stress and know what to do about it
Relax! - simple relaxation techniques
Home front - coping with living at home, dealing with arguments and family break-ups
House hunter - finding a place of your own
School > College - coping with the move into higher education
Spew, sh% £es and sleepless nights! - young mums and dads
Isolation - are you lonesome? Reach out
Body image - feeling good about yourself
Real men - what it takes to be a man in the 21st century
Love & relationships - long term or short, know what you're about
New women - know your rights
Chill time - simmer down
Shades of grey - when is a problem a problem?
Be an ear - tips on listening
Supermate - supporting your friends
Stigma - what it is and how it affects us
The bottom line - what is 'mental health?'
Jargon - cutting those big words down to size
Getting help
Over to you ...
Thanks to

Thanks to

THANKS TO: Scott Porter Research and Marketing Ltd for gatheringresponses. Thanks also to the Task Group for keeping us pointed in the rightdirection. Extra special thanks to all the young people who helped during theresearch for this booklet and let us know what?s what. Your comments kept us onthe straight and narrow!

Look out for other resources in the HEAD KIT range: handy wallet cards withuseful contacts, poster, and a supporting guide for youth workers, parents andteachers. All of these are available from your local health board healthpromotion department.

Published by the Health Education Board for Scotland,
Woodburn House, Canaan Lane, Edinburgh EH10 4SG.

© Health Education Board for Scotland 2001.

ISBN 1-902030-24-9

www.hebs.com

PROJECT MANAGER: Eldon Zuill

RESEARCH SPECIALIST: Emma Hogg

TEXT: John Wallace (www.mentalelf.co.uk)

DESIGN: Clear Design (Scotland)

PRINT: Nimmos Colour Printers

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