The Balancing our Minds Inspiring Action Toolkit aims to support youth wanting to make changes for improved mental health and well-being in their schools and communities. By advocating for change, youth can help create connections and supportive, healthy environments.

In this toolkit, we refer to advocacy as the process of creating positive change for mental health —in big ways and small ways. Regardless of your own personal experience with mental health and whether or not you have previous experience with advocacy, anyone can begin advocating for better mental health.

The toolkit videos feature the experiences of young people, some who are early on their advocacy journey and some who have years of experience. Our hope is that this toolkit will inspire you to take that first step towards creating change or give you new ideas for your next project, and leave you feeling inspired, prepared and supported.

Check out the full toolkit at balancingourminds.ca!