Mental Health and Wellness

Try out unique ways to boost your mental health—plus unlock a special patch.

Life isn’t always easy, but dealing with tricky emotions doesn’t have to be so hard. With activities from the Girl Scouts: Resilient. Ready. Strong. Program, courses on gsLearn, and other helpful resources, you can take steps to be ready when things get tough. Go get ‘em, Girl Scout!

Unlock Your Patch

Complete a select number of activities based on your grade level and wear your patch with pride.

Download your Activity Guide.

Get started with your wellness activities and unlock your 2022 patch.

Resilient. Ready. Strong. Activity Guide | Español (PDF)

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Resources for Volunteers

Volunteers play the largest and most important role in ensuring that all girls feel safe, seen, and heard so they can build courage, confidence, and character in an accepting and inclusive environment.

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In this course, you will learn what mental health is and how to recognize the signs of mental health challenges. You will explore different scenarios that young people may experience and learn how you can promote an environment within Girl Scouts for you and others to thrive and grow. Learn more.

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Welcome to Delivering Inclusive Program. In this course, you will practice using inclusive and equitable language to support the identities of all Girl Scouts and foster a cohesive troop environment. The course takes approximately 20 minutes to complete. Learn more.

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In this course, we will cover how you can foster an environment of diversity and inclusion in your troop and how to ensure that Girl Scouts is always a safe space for girls. Learn more.

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Girl Scouts provides year-round mental health and wellness workshops for volunteers, equipping them with tools to support their own well-being while confidently guiding girls in building resilience and emotional health.

Check out our gsEvents Calendar for upcoming sessions!

Ability and Your Troop—A Guide for Girl Scout Leaders toggle arrow

Click here to access this helpful guide for troop leaders.