Mental HealthMental Health Resources & Tools

Mental health is one of Phi Gamma Delta’s priorities, and we believe it is important to provide programs and resources to our brothers and volunteers.

Behind Happy Faces

Behind Happy Faces (BHF) is a mental health curriculum designed to give young men the tools needed to address their mental health. There are nine lessons which define mental health, break down the stigmas surrounding it, open doors for more discussions, teach about effective coping, and help participants support friends who are experiencing mental health challenges.

BHF is available at no cost to chapters and can be facilitated by a chapter member, graduate advisor or volunteer. Review all lesson content and evaluate what will be beneficial to your members (PowerPoint presentations and facilitation guides are linked under the sessions listed below).

Examples When You Can Use the BHF Sessions Strategically

1: Understanding Mental Health

Understanding Mental Health: Facilitate as a “Welcome back” program to start the year with conversations on mental health (August).

2: Your Mental Health

Your Mental Health: Facilitate as a “Welcome back” program to start the year with conversations on mental health (August).

3: Changing Ineffective Coping

Changing Ineffective Coping: Host program prior to breaks (March).

4: Talk to a Brother

Talk to a Brother: The program relates to their relationship with each other (February).

5: Before the Breakdown

Before the Breakdown: Host program to help with stress prior to finals (April).

6: Acute Stress vs. Chronic Stress

Acute Stress vs. Chronic Stress: Facilitate program to help with stress prior to mid-terms (September).

7: Good Stress & Stopping Procrastination

Good Stress & Stopping Procrastination: Facilitate program to help with finalizing the semester academically (October).

8: Sympathy, Empathy & Compassion

Sympathy, Empathy & Compassion: Host program to help open dialogue about going “home” for those who may not have a strong home environment and those who may not know some people do not have a strong home environment (November).

9: Neuroscience of Happiness

Neuroscience of Happiness: Facilitate any time.

How to Host Behind Happy Faces

Additional Phi Gamma Delta Resources

Mental Wellness Guide

We partnered with Archie Messersmith-Bunting to develop a Mental Wellness Guide. Chapter leaders and volunteers should review the guide as a team to discuss their approach to supporting themselves and members.

Wellness Resource Contact List

Chapter leadership should also utilize the Wellness Resource Contact List to identify local resources available, and share the list with chapter members.

Resources for Volunteers & Graduate Brothers

Advisor’s Mental Health Workshop: This series is facilitated by Ross Szabo, creator of Behind Happy Faces, to provide training on mental health basics for advisors.

External Resources

General Resources

National Alliance on Mental Illness

Resources from the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) provides information and data to showcase why mental health is important.

  1. Mental Health By the Numbers – statistics and facts related to the impact mental health has on society.
  2. Review the Warning Signs & Symptoms for mental health so you can support and enable others to get the help they need. This doesn’t mean serving as a mental health expert.
  3. Identity & Cultural Dimensions – learn how mental health impacts identities and cultures differently.

Organizations Helping with Specific Types of Mental Health Disorders

Anxiety Disorders
Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
  • Children & Adults with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder:
    www.chadd.org
Autism
Bipolar Disorder & Depression
Borderline Personality Disorder
Eating Disorders
Schizophrenia
Substance Abuse
Suicide

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