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Take a Mental Health Check-In

Feeling a bit down or anxious? The Health app on your iPad can help you understand how you’re feeling. It offers a simple way to take standardized mental health assessments, often used by professionals.

How to Take an Assessment:

1. Open the Health app on your iPad.
2. Tap the Menu button, then select Mental Wellbeing.
3. Choose your assessment:
   • Quick Check: Tap Anxiety Risk or Depression Risk and then Take Questionnaire.
   • Deeper Dive: Scroll down to Get More from Health and tap Take Questionnaire.
4. Start the Assessment: Tap Begin and follow the prompts.
5. Review Your Results:
   • Understand Your Score: Tap the i button next to your risk level.
   • Share Your Results: Tap Export PDF to save a copy.
   • Get Support: Scroll down to Mental Health Resources and Learn More for helpful articles and crisis contacts.
6. Finish Up: Tap Done.

A Note on Accuracy:

The assessments in the Health app, the PHQ-9 and GAD-7, can be useful tools to identify potential risks for depression and anxiety. However, they’re not a replacement for professional diagnosis. If you have concerns about your mental health, please consult a healthcare provider.

Customize Your Check-Ins:

You can tailor your mental health tracking experience:

1. Open the Health app on your iPad.
2. Tap the Menu button, then select Mental Wellbeing.
3. Choose an Assessment: Tap Anxiety Risk or Depression Risk.
4. Scroll Down: Tap Options below Export PDF.
5. Toggle Settings: Turn Periodic Questionnaires and Unpleasant Logging on or off.

By enabling Periodic Questionnaires, you’ll receive reminders to take assessments a few times a year. With Unpleasant Logging turned on, you’ll be prompted to take an assessment if you’ve been feeling down.

Protect Your Eyes: Enable Sensitive Content Warnings on iPad

Want to safeguard yourself and your family from accidentally viewing explicit content on your iPad? Here’s how to activate Sensitive Content Warnings:

1. Navigate to Settings: Open the Settings app on your iPad.
2. Access Privacy & Security: Tap on “Privacy & Security.”
3. Enable the Warning: Toggle on “Sensitive Content Warning.”

Note: If you’ve set up Screen Time and enabled Communication Safety, Sensitive Content Warnings are automatically activated.

By enabling this feature, you’ll receive a prompt before viewing or sharing sexually suggestive images.

Make Stickers from Your Photos on iPad

Create Static Stickers

1. Open the Photo: Launch the Photos app and select the image you want to turn into a sticker.
2. Isolate the Subject: Tap and hold the main subject of the photo.
3. Add to Stickers: Release your finger and select “Add Sticker.”
4. Customize (Optional): Add a visual effect like Outline, Comic, or Puffy by tapping “Add Effect.”
5. Save: Tap “Done” to save your new sticker.

Create Animated Stickers from Live Photos

1. Open the Live Photo: Open the Photos app and select a Live Photo.
2. Duplicate the Subject: Tap and hold the moving subject and slide it upwards until a duplicate appears.
3. Add to Stickers: Release your finger and select “Add Sticker.”
4. Customize (Optional): Add a visual effect to your animated sticker.
5. Close the Menu: Tap anywhere outside the stickers menu to close it.

Delete a Sticker

1. Open the Photo: Open the photo containing the sticker you want to remove.
2. Enter Markup Mode: Tap “Edit” to access the Markup tools.
3. Access Stickers: Tap the sticker icon.
4. Remove the Sticker: Tap and hold the unwanted sticker, then select “Remove.”

Use Your Stickers

Once created, your stickers can be used in various apps like Messages, Photos, Notes, and more. Simply access your sticker menu and select the desired sticker to add it to your content.

Getting Started:

1. Open Freeform: Launch the Freeform app on your iPad.
2. Create a New Board: Tap the “+” button to start a fresh board.

Drawing and Handwriting:

1. Choose a Tool: Tap the pen icon to select a drawing tool. You can choose from various options like pen, pencil, marker, and more.
2. Start Drawing: Use your finger or Apple Pencil to draw or write directly on the board.
3. Adjust Settings: Tap on the selected tool again to customize its thickness, color, and opacity.
4. Use Scribble: Activate Scribble to convert your handwriting into typed text.

Selecting and Editing:

1. Select a Drawing: Tap the selection tool (the circle with a dot inside) to select a specific part of your drawing.
2. Edit Your Drawing: Once selected, you can resize, rotate, or delete the selected portion.
3. Snap to Shape: Use the Snap to Shape feature to straighten lines and curves.

Tips:

• Smooth Lines: Hold your Apple Pencil or finger steady for a moment to smooth out your strokes.
• Fill Shapes: Use the Fill tool to add color to closed shapes.
• Draw Straight Lines: Use the Ruler tool to draw precise lines.