Extra Time 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 about mental illness, gauge - 5 tell who is suffering from a mental 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 5 - 10 Whiteboard 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 - 5 – discussion around what it is and 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 5 demonstrate the %age of people that will have a form of mental illness. in their lives. 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 Stigma? - 2 workplaces and dangers. 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 – 15 and comments of real people, and Video 2 okoaXZboZCI?start=0&end=95 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. can you go? Organisations Discuss the many options tell – – 17 Directory 2 that help with mental health issues. them to ask teachers. Directory. If time, ask students to create a 18 End of Presentation poster raising awareness of Mental Pens 10-15+ Health, putting the best up. The directory discussed in the lesson plan is available along with the presentation.
Slide Content Action Required Extra Materials Time (mins) 1 Introduction to Presentation - - - 2 Starter activity - Spot the difference between 5 young people – can you tell who is suffering from a mental illness? Answer – no. Engage class, asking questions about mental illness, gauge previous knowledge. - 5 3 What do you think mental health is? Class discussion, and do a mind map on board or individually. Create class discussion via whiteboard or individual or group mind map work. Paper, Pens Whiteboard 5 - 10 4/5 What is Mental Health – answers to mind map – introduction to basic statistics and stigma. Allow students to correct and add to mind maps or create class discussion around what it is and start discussing stigma. - 5 6 Activity - %age of people who will have a mental illness at some point in their lives. Split the class into ¼ and ¾ to demonstrate the %age of people that will have a form of mental illness. 5 7/8/9 Examples of Mental Health Issues – 3 slides of causes – each includes: What it creates Statistics / Causes Famous /celebrity sufferer Go through and explain the 5 examples (and celebrities): Anxiety / panic attacks Eating disorders Body Dysmorphic Disorder Depression OCD - 5 10/11 Causes of Mental Health – Outlines some causes (Physical & Social, Psychological & Family) Discuss these topics, making sure students understand there can be a combination of factors and others. - 5 12 Why is Stigma? Discuss stigma in schools and workplaces and dangers. - 2 13/14 Examples of Symptoms Explain symptoms and discuss that you may or may not have a mental illness if you have them. - 2 15 Video – Shows some experiences and comments of real people, and how talking can help. okoaXZboZCI?start=0&end=95 Video 2 16 How Can You Deal With It – highlights views from the video and how to deal with mental illness. Discuss the video with the class – how those people would be feeling and how they can deal with it. - 5 17 can you go? – Organisations that help with mental health issues. Discuss the many options – tell them to ask teachers. Directory. Directory 2 18 End of Presentation If time, ask students to create a poster raising awareness of Mental Health, putting the best up. Pens 10-15+ The directory discussed in the lesson plan is available along with the presentation.