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tability.ioWhat are Mental Health OKRs?
The Objective and Key Results (OKR) framework is a simple goal-setting methodology that was introduced at Intel by Andy Grove in the 70s. It became popular after John Doerr introduced it to Google in the 90s, and it's now used by teams of all sizes to set and track ambitious goals at scale.
Writing good OKRs can be hard, especially if it's your first time doing it. You'll need to center the focus of your plans around outcomes instead of projects.
We understand that setting OKRs can be challenging, so we have prepared a set of examples tailored for Mental Health. Take a peek at the templates below to find inspiration and kickstart your goal-setting process.
If you want to learn more about the framework, you can read our OKR guide online.
Mental Health OKRs examples
You will find in the next section many different Mental Health Objectives and Key Results. We've included strategic initiatives in our templates to give you a better idea of the different between the key results (how we measure progress), and the initiatives (what we do to achieve the results).
Hope you'll find this helpful!
OKRs to enhance the mental health aspects of the Head Start program
ObjectiveEnhance the mental health aspects of the Head Start program
KRIncrease partnerships with local mental health organizations by 30%
Develop appealing partnership proposals tailored for each organization- Initiate contact and pitch proposals to targeted organizations
- Identify potential local mental health organizations for partnership
- KRMonitor and reduce instances of mental health concerns in program participants by 25%
- Implement routine mental health screening for all participants
- Provide access to counseling services
- Develop and conduct mental health workshops
- KRImplement at least two new mind-body wellness programs within the curriculum
- Research various mind-body wellness programs
- Incorporate chosen programs into curriculum design
- Train staff on new program implementation
OKRs to enhance overall mental health wellness
- ObjectiveEnhance overall mental health wellness
- KRPractice a minimum of 30 minutes of mindfulness exercises daily
- Eliminate potential distractions during mindfulness practice
- Set aside 30 minutes daily for mindfulness exercises
- Research different types of mindfulness exercises
- KRReduce stress by maintaining a work-life balance of 7 hours work per day
- Set a strict schedule of 7 hours for work tasks daily
- Plan leisure activities post-work to unwind
- Regularly practice mindfulness or exercise
- KRParticipate in at least 2 therapy sessions per week
- Attend arranged therapy appointments regularly
- Schedule two weekly sessions with chosen therapist
- Research and choose a suitable professional therapist
OKRs to enhance life quality and mental health
- ObjectiveEnhance life quality and mental health
- KRAttend 15 therapy or wellness sessions for stress relief techniques
- Regularly attend scheduled therapy or wellness sessions
- Research and choose a suitable therapy or wellness center
- Schedule 15 sessions devoted to stress relief techniques
- KRImplement a healthy eating plan, with reduced processed food intake by 50%
- Purchase fresh produce and lean proteins for meals
- Prepare meals at home using whole food ingredients
- Develop a meal plan with 50% less processed foods
- KREngage in regular physical activity at least 4 days each week
- Begin daily physical activity routine following the schedule
- Create a weekly schedule including physical activity 4 times
- Choose preferred workouts or sports for physical activity
OKRs to achieve a 15 lbs weight loss
- ObjectiveAchieve a 15 lbs weight loss
- KRDedicate at least 30 minutes daily for mental health activities like meditation
- Arrange a quiet, distraction-free space for meditation
- Set a daily reminder for 30 minutes of meditation
- Investigate different meditation techniques today
- KRReduce intake of processed foods by 50%
- Identify and eliminate processed foods from current diet
- Increase consumption of whole, non-processed foods
- Create a weekly meal plan involving less processed foods
- KRIncrease daily workout routine to burn an additional 500 calories daily
- Incorporate 30 minutes of high-intensity interval training into daily routine
- Learn and perform 20 minutes of bodyweight exercises daily
- Add a 2-mile fast-paced walk every morning
OKRs to improve my memory and retention skills
- ObjectiveImprove my memory and retention skills
- KRUse a digital organizer to track and remind me of important daily tasks
- Set reminders for each important task
- Input daily tasks into the digital organizer
- Research and select a suitable digital organizer
- KRRead and summarize one book per week to exercise recall abilities
- Dedicate daily time for undisturbed reading
- Choose a weekly book related to your interest
- Write a summary post-reading, highlighting key points
- KRPractice mindfulness meditation daily for 20 minutes to improve memory
- Research mindfulness meditation methods focusing on memory improvement
- Set a daily reminder to engage in 20-minute mindfulness meditation
- Designate a quiet, peaceful location for daily meditation practices
OKRs to enhance personal life satisfaction
- ObjectiveEnhance personal life satisfaction
- KRAttend 2 personal growth workshops or events
- Register and secure tickets for the chosen events
- Research and select two personal growth workshops or events to attend
- Arrange transportation and accommodation if necessary
- KRRead 5 books related to personal development
- Research and select 5 personal development books
- Create a reading schedule for each book
- Write a brief summary after finishing each book
- KRIncrease weekly exercise to 5 hours for mental wellness
- Incorporate different forms of exercise like walking, yoga, or swimming
- Monitor progress consistently to stay motivated and make necessary adjustments
- Create a weekly schedule dedicating an hour a day to physical activity
How to write your own Mental Health OKRs
1. Get tailored OKRs with an AI
You'll find some examples below, but it's likely that you have very specific needs that won't be covered.
You can use Tability's AI generator to create tailored OKRs based on your specific context. Tability can turn your objective description into a fully editable OKR template -- including tips to help you refine your goals.
- 1. Go to Tability's plan editor
- 2. Click on the "Generate goals using AI" button
- 3. Use natural language to describe your goals
Tability will then use your prompt to generate a fully editable OKR template.
Watch the video below to see it in action 👇
Option 2. Optimise existing OKRs with Tability Feedback tool
If you already have existing goals, and you want to improve them. You can use Tability's AI feedback to help you.
- 1. Go to Tability's plan editor
- 2. Add your existing OKRs (you can import them from a spreadsheet)
- 3. Click on "Generate analysis"
Tability's Strategy Map makes it easy to see all your org's OKRsTability will scan your OKRs and offer different suggestions to improve them. This can range from a small rewrite of a statement to make it clearer to a complete rewrite of the entire OKR.
You can then decide to accept the suggestions or dismiss them if you don't agree.
Option 3. Use the free OKR generator
If you're just looking for some quick inspiration, you can also use our free OKR generator to get a template.
Unlike with Tability, you won't be able to iterate on the templates, but this is still a great way to get started.
Mental Health OKR best practices
Generally speaking, your objectives should be ambitious yet achievable, and your key results should be measurable and time-bound (using the SMART framework can be helpful). It is also recommended to list strategic initiatives under your key results, as it'll help you avoid the common mistake of listing projects in your KRs.
Here are a couple of best practices extracted from our OKR implementation guide 👇
Tip #1: Limit the number of key results
The #1 role of OKRs is to help you and your team focus on what really matters. Business-as-usual activities will still be happening, but you do not need to track your entire roadmap in the OKRs.
We recommend having 3-4 objectives, and 3-4 key results per objective. A platform like Tability can run audits on your data to help you identify the plans that have too many goals.
Tip #2: Commit to weekly OKR check-ins
Don't fall into the set-and-forget trap. It is important to adopt a weekly check-in process to get the full value of your OKRs and make your strategy agile – otherwise this is nothing more than a reporting exercise.
Being able to see trends for your key results will also keep yourself honest.
Tip #3: No more than 2 yellow statuses in a row
Yes, this is another tip for goal-tracking instead of goal-setting (but you'll get plenty of OKR examples above). But, once you have your goals defined, it will be your ability to keep the right sense of urgency that will make the difference.
As a rule of thumb, it's best to avoid having more than 2 yellow/at risk statuses in a row.
Make a call on the 3rd update. You should be either back on track, or off track. This sounds harsh but it's the best way to signal risks early enough to fix things.
How to track your Mental Health OKRs
Quarterly OKRs should have weekly updates to get all the benefits from the framework. Reviewing progress periodically has several advantages:
- It brings the goals back to the top of the mind
- It will highlight poorly set OKRs
- It will surface execution risks
- It improves transparency and accountability
We recommend using a spreadsheet for your first OKRs cycle. You'll need to get familiar with the scoring and tracking first. Then, you can scale your OKRs process by using a proper OKR-tracking tool for it.
If you're not yet set on a tool, you can check out the 5 best OKR tracking templates guide to find the best way to monitor progress during the quarter.
More Mental Health OKR templates
We have more templates to help you draft your team goals and OKRs.
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- OKRs to elevate cloud efficiency and scalability within budgetary limits