Description
The Mental Health & High School Curriculum Guide (Password: t33nh3alth) for Understanding Mental Health and Mental Illness from Mental Health Literacy is a classroom-based curriculum with six modules focused on youth building understanding of stigma, mental health/illness, lived experiences with mental illness, help-seeking, and positive mental health. Training information and resources are provided for educators who will lead the modules. The curriculum is available in digital as well as printable formats.
Recommendations
The strengths of this resource are:
- The content and materials are well-researched and age-appropriate.
- The instruction guide and digital support materials include everything an educator needs to deliver the program.
Users should note that:
- The curriculum uses the language of mental illness rather than more neutral language related to a variety of mental health experiences.
- Limitations exist around accessibility of the resources. For example, videos do not include closed captioning.
The resource could be adapted by:
- Using more neutral language related to mental health/illness.
- Offering greater range of cultural and lived experiences in the videos.
- Providing trigger warnings for the videos and other content
At a Glance
Format:
- Each lesson (available in English and French) includes:
- Slide decks
- Activity sheets
- Videos
- Detailed lesson outline and scripts
Audience
- Content is geared toward youth in grades 9-12
Facilitation
- Requires adult educator to facilitate
Last Updated
- 2017