How do we improve Mental Fitness and Resilience in NB?
We all have a role to play in promoting, maintaining and improving mental fitness & resilience of New Brunswickers. This can be achieved by addressing the needs of autonomy, relatedness and competency. Consider how you can tailor or adapt your initiatives or programs to intentionally address the needs for competence, autonomy, and relatedness (CAR). CAR can be fostered by: • providing opportunities for people to identify, build on, share and use their strengths and talents (Competency & Autonomy) • encouraging people to be involved in a wide range of activities that include emphasis on their interests and preferences (Competency & Autonomy) • involving people directly in determining the actions that will ultimately contribute to their own health and well-being (Autonomy) • suspending judgment and encouraging the expression of people’s thoughts and feelings in discussions (Autonomy) • reaching out and involving people or specific groups who do not feel part of the school, workplace or c
