It’s almost May, which means Mental Health Awareness Month is right around the corner. This year, MESH Helps is inviting families to celebrate all month long with edu-taining events as part of its new campaign, Play for Reislience.
The Play for Resilience initiative aims to meet families where they’re at by blending mental health awareness into the spaces where communities already gather and connect. These activities and events encourage families to come together and have fun while highlighting how everyday play can help kids develop key Mental, Emotional, and Social Health (MESH) skills that will last a lifetime.
The month-long event will kick off at Chuck E. Cheese locations across the U.S. from May 1 through May 8. At more than 450 participating locations, families can experience new activities, video content, and educational resources that encourage coping skills, confidence, communication, and emotional understanding through play.
Celebrate Mental Health Awareness Month with MESH-Accredited toys. | Source: Connetix
Families can play games that support youth mental health development. | Source: Ravensburger
Visit your local library to try out new MESH-Accredited toys and games as a family. | Source: Ravensburger
Build critical social-emotional skills while building this puzzle. | Source: Ravensburger
Each game teaches kids essential MESH skills they'll use for the rest of their lives. | Source: MindWare
MESH Helps events and resources will be available at nearly 300 libraries across the U.S. | Source: MindWare
STEM meets MESH! | Source: MAGNA-TILES
Learn more about the power of play on kids' mental health. | Source: Chick-Fil-a
Visit meshhelps.org to find more MESH-Accredited toys and games. | Source: Blue Marble
Afterward, throughout the rest of the month, families can visit nearly 300 local libraries to learn more about youth mental health and discover resources and tools to help support their kids’ growth every step of the way. Each event will feature a range of MESH-Accredited toys and games for families to play together, including Rush Hour, Zingo!, and Puzzle Up from Ravensburger; Friends & Neighbors and The How I Survived Game from MindWare; and additional fan-favorites from MAGNA-TILES, Pennycake, Connetix, and Blue Marble.Â
To learn more about the Play for Resilience initiative and to find a participating location near you, visit meshhelps.org.
