SCCSC 9th Annual Global Mental Health Day
The 9th Annual Global Mental Health Day, held on October 16th, 2019 was a huge success! Since 1992, World Mental Health Day has been annually observed as a successful 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2019年10月16日成功举办了第9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 theme for this year was suicide awareness. Every year, more than a quarter of a million people on the Chinese mainland die by suicide and another 2 million attempt suicide. Suicide is
the leading cause of death among people from 15 to 29 years old. To combat this issue, we chose the slogan YOU Matter, which brought our attention to our own value and reminded us that
everyone is unique and unreplaceable. Posters, t-shirts, rubber bands, buttons and stickers were adorned with the slogan. There are numerous complex factors that contribute to a suicide,
but often it is the stigma of suicide that is the biggest obstacle for those who want to seek help. Therefore, the purpose of the day was to highlight that our actions should be geared
towards prevention and openness.
今年的主题是生命意识。中国大陆每年有超过25万的人死于自杀， 另有200万人自杀未遂。自杀还是15至29岁人群的首要死因。为了有效应对这一问题， 我们选择了“无可取代”作为全球心理健康日的口号，让我们聚焦于自身
价值，并提醒我们每个人都是独一无二的存在，无可取代。这句口号被我们印制在海报，T恤，手环，徽章以及贴纸上。造成自杀的原因复杂众多，但对那些想寻求帮助的人来说，最大的障碍往往是人们对自杀行为的偏见。因此
，全球心理健康日的目标就是要强调如何预防自杀以及对谈论自杀问题保持开放、包容的态度。
The morning’s opening ceremony consisted of inspiring speeches and talented performances by SCCSC Hip Hop Club, 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，学校街舞社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. All 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。
In the afternoon, a Funducation Fair was held to increase awareness about mental health and suicide prevention through interactive games and booths. One of the most popular booths was a
balloon toss at your favorite teacher (also a fundraising event), which was 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, making stress putty, and board where students could share what they learned about mental health and suicide
prevention.
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和自杀预防相关知识和意识。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，制作解压黏土，以及“生命意识积累”展板（学生可以在上面分享自己在活动中学到的关于心理健康和自杀预防
的知识和心得）。
At night, the Peer Buddies went to all the G10 classes to teach about Global Mental Health Day, and emphasized the importance of social support when faced with life challenges.
晚上，伙伴系统成员集体前往高一年级各班，为他们提供了一堂以《全球心理健康日》为主题的课程，并强调了面临挑战时社会支持的重要性。
Lastly, the Recharging Fair, complete with balloon toss, Yoyo tzuri, free hugs, face painting, free cookies, stress balls and a movie, 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”包括水球大战，钓气球游戏，爱的抱抱，身体彩绘，免费饼干，解压球制作等等，以及一场心理电影放映，同学们在这里尽情狂欢，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, suicide and healthy ways to cope with challenges. 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的关于心理健康、生命意识以及健康应对方
式的谈话。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。
