SCCSC 10th Annual Global Mental Health Day
The 10th Annual Global Mental Health Day, held on October 14th, 20120 was a great success! Since 1992, World Mental Health Day has been annually observed as a way of promoting and educating people about mental health. We are honored to be part of it.
深圳（南山）中加学校于2020年10月14日成功举办了第10届全球心理健康日！自1992年开始，一年一度的全球心理健康日成功的普及了公众对于心理健康的意识。能够参与其中令我们倍感荣耀。
The slogan this year was Mental Health Matters. With Covid-19 impacting the lives of millions of people around the world through uncertainty, isolation, fear, social distancing and restrictions, and economic pressures, taking care of our mental health has become ever more important. At this time, especially, people should not feel stigma or shame in getting help when they need it for their mental health in the form of counseling or other care. Equally, they should be proactive in looking after themselves – prioritizing connections with others, taking care of their physical health, managing stress, being patient and kind to themselves and others, learning ways to tolerate more uncertainty in times of change. The purpose of the day was to bring more awareness to these coping strategies and to lower stigma by getting people talking and providing information.
今年的主题是从“心”出发。这一年中，新冠疫情横扫世界，影响了全球各地千千万万的人们，人们因此感到不确定，被孤立，恐惧，不得不保持社交距离以及遵守诸多限制，很多人面临经济上的压力，在这样的特殊时期，照顾好我们自己的心理健康变得尤为重要。疫情之下，人们不应该由于污名或羞耻感的影响而不去寻求维持心理健康所需要的帮助，例如咨询或其他保健服务。同样的，人们也应该更加主动的照顾好自己——把保持与他人的联结置于重要位置，维护身体健康，管理压力，对自己和他人保持耐心和善意，以及学习在巨大转变时期容忍更多不确定性的方法等。今年全球心理健康日的目标包括两方面，一方面是提升公众对于健康应对策略的意识，另一方面是通过谈论心理健康和提供信息来减少对心理健康的污名化。
The morning’s opening ceremony consisted of speeches, performances, followed by Principals announcing the opening of the day.
活动当天早晨，全校一起举行了盛大的开幕仪式，包括鼓舞人心的演讲，学生们的精彩表演以及校领导宣布活动开幕。
At lunchtime, food sales, swag sales and other fundraising events were held. A portion of the proceeds will go to a local charity called SpringCare for PTSD and related psychological trauma support.
美食和纪念品义卖在中午午休时间进行，所得善款将全数捐赠给深圳本土的心理创伤援助公益组织——深圳市春风应激干预服务中心。
A Funducation Fair was held in the afternoon to increase awareness about mental health through interactive games and booths. One of the most popular booths every year is a balloon toss at your favorite teacher (also a fundraising event), which is designed to help students to release their stress from studies and increase connections with their teachers. Other fun activities included an information booth, a true and false game, and swag sale.
下午，轮到互动教育集市登场，生动有趣的游戏和摊位寓教于乐，让同学们在欢声笑语中积累心理健康相关知识和意识。其中，最受学生欢迎的摊位莫过于“扔水球给你最喜爱的老师”摊位（也是一项筹款活动），活动设计的初衷是帮助学生释放压力并且与老师之间建立更紧密的联系。其他的活动包括信息展位，对或错游戏，以及纪念品义卖等。
Lastly, the Recharging Fair, complete with face and hand painting, meditation (mind-body connection) booth, relaxing sand art, self-care dice (to promote self-care ideas), and a movie, Inside Out, provided students at SCCSC with a night of fun, relaxation and entertainment.
最后，全球心理健康日在“放松集市”中接近尾声，“放松集市”包括人体彩绘，冥想摊位（心身联结），放松彩砂艺术，自我关爱骰子（推广自我关爱的小方法），以及一场心理电影放映——《头脑特工队》，同学们在这里度过了欢快的夜晚，享受难得的轻松时光。
The success of this day would not have been possible without the hard work and dedication of the organizers and volunteers. The Personal Development Center of SCCSC, the main organizers of the event, believes it encouraged the community to have more conversations about mental health in order to lower stigma, and to be proactive in exploring healthy ways to cope with life’s challenges. Everyone has mental health, just has we all have physical health. The two are interconnected and we must take care of both aspects, as individuals and as a society. Congratulations and thank you all for an amazing day!
全球心理健康日的成功举办离不开全体组织者、协办者和志愿者的辛勤付出，作为本次活动的主办方，深圳（南山）中加学校个人发展中心相信今年的活动能够鼓舞全校师生开启更多关于心理健康的谈话，进而减少对心理健康的污名以及探索健康的方式应对生活中的挑战。每个人都有心理健康，就像我们都拥有身体健康一样，这二者相互关联，我们必须同时照顾好两方面，无论是作为个体还是整个社会。再次祝贺活动的成功并感谢全体工作人员成就了这精彩的一天！
