Mental Health Advocacy Badge Programme Round 2

Dear Guide Guiders,

There is an overwhelming response to the new badge programme on Mental Health Advocacy that was launched earlier in January 2021. The Mental Health Advocacy badge programme is created for the Guides to equip them with the mental health knowledge and skills as well as support them to initiate ground-up mental health projects to increase mental health awareness among their peers, family and community. This pilot programme is funded by Temasek Foundation and the training will be delivered by the Institute of Mental Health. Do sign your Guides up for the next run of the training.

Details of the second run of the training (via Zoom)

Session 1 : 1 June 2021 (Tues), 9:00am – 12.30pm

Session 2 : 2 June 2021 (Wed), 9:00am – 12.30pm

Session 3 : 3 June 2021 (Thurs), 9:00am – 12.30pm

Requirements of this interest badge

1. Guides have to attend all three sessions of the training on mental health literacy
2. Upon completion of the training, Guides (in groups of up to 6 girls) will have to design and complete an action project within the school or community on
   1. seeking awareness of mental health
   2. destigmatising mental health conditions in their school and community
   3. promoting inclusivity for those with mental health conditions in the public
3. Complete an individual reflection of the Guide’s learning experience and submit a photo documentation of the project as a group

Registration
Please sign up by 13 April 2021, using this link https://forms.gle/zG4nVKzEe9FY7dyVA

Each Guider has to register for 5-6 Guides per school

Kindly direct all queries to linfang@girlguides.org.sg

Sincerely,

Mrs Koh-Teh Yi Wen
Chief Commissioner