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Mental Health Lesson Plan

This lesson plan aims to educate students about mental health through a series of activities and discussions. It begins with an activity to demonstrate that mental illness is not always visible. Students then discuss what mental health means through a mind map activity. The lesson explains common mental illnesses like anxiety, eating disorders, and depression through statistics and celebrity examples. It discusses causes of mental illness and the stigma associated with it. Students learn about symptoms and ways to deal with mental health issues. The lesson emphasizes that many organizations are available to help and ends by having students create awareness posters.

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Mental Health Lesson Plan

This lesson plan aims to educate students about mental health through a series of activities and discussions. It begins with an activity to demonstrate that mental illness is not always visible. Students then discuss what mental health means through a mind map activity. The lesson explains common mental illnesses like anxiety, eating disorders, and depression through statistics and celebrity examples. It discusses causes of mental illness and the stigma associated with it. Students learn about symptoms and ways to deal with mental health issues. The lesson emphasizes that many organizations are available to help and ends by having students create awareness posters.

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Mental Health – Everyone Has It!

LESSON PLAN

Extra Time
Slide Slide Content Action Required
Materials (mins)
1 Introduction to Presentation - - -
Starter activity - Spot the difference
Engage class, asking questions
between 5 young people – can you
2 tell who is suffering from a mental
about mental illness, gauge - 5
previous knowledge.
illness? Answer – no.
What do you think mental health Create class discussion via
Paper, Pens
3 is? Class discussion, and do a mind whiteboard or individual or group
Whiteboard
5 - 10
map on board or individually. mind map work.
Allow students to correct and add
What is Mental Health – answers to
to mind maps or create class
4/5 mind map – introduction to basic
discussion around what it is and
- 5
statistics and stigma.
start discussing stigma.
Activity - %age of people who will Split the class into ¼ and ¾ to
6 have a mental illness at some point demonstrate the %age of people that Space 5
in their lives. will have a form of mental illness.
Go through and explain the 5
Examples of Mental Health Issues – examples (and celebrities):
3 slides of causes – each includes:  Anxiety / panic attacks
7/8/9  What it creates  Eating disorders - 5
 Statistics / Causes  Body Dysmorphic Disorder
 Famous /celebrity sufferer  Depression
 OCD
Causes of Mental Health – Outlines Discuss these topics, making sure
10/11 some causes (Physical & Social, students understand there can be a - 5
Psychological & Family) combination of factors and others.
Discuss stigma in schools and
12 Why is there Stigma?
workplaces and dangers.
- 2
Explain symptoms and discuss that
13/14 Examples of Symptoms you may or may not have a mental - 2
illness if you have them.
Video – Shows some experiences
https://www.youtube.com/v/
15 and comments of real people, and
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Video 2
how talking can help.
How Can You Deal With It – Discuss the video with the class –
16 highlights views from the video and how those people would be feeling - 5
how to deal with mental illness. and how they can deal with it.
Where can you go? – Organisations Discuss the many options – tell
17 that help with mental health issues. them to ask teachers. Directory.
Directory 2
If time, ask students to create a
18 End of Presentation poster raising awareness of Mental Paper, Pens 10-15+
Health, putting the best up.

The directory discussed in the lesson plan is available along with the presentation.

Kent Youth County Council Mental Health Campaign 2015

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