How am I Doing? Working in a health care setting, there is often no time to stop and think about your own mental health.

Working in a health care setting, there is often no time to stop and think about your own mental health.

How am I doing?

Green: Healthy

• Use simple coping tools: walk, talk to friends, music
• Limit news and media

What has changed?

Yellow: Reacting

• Get good sleep and eat well
• Seek support from others

How long have I been feeling this way?

Orange: Injured

• Time to get professional help

I need help!

Red: Ill

• Get help now
• Call a crisis line

Use this quick tool to ask yourself “How am I doing?”

It will help you notice and be able talk about changes in yourself, a co-worker, family member or friend.

You may notice:

• physical changes
• changes in how you think, feel and act
• changes in substance use These changes may be normal reactions to the stress due to COVID-19

How can I use it?

• Take a minute to see where you are on the colour continuum?
• Do this daily.
• Text or call a friend or family member and use the colours to talk about how you are feeling, coping or reacting in the moment.

Do a “colour” check-in at team meetings or as a conversation opener with staff.