Defining Mental Health
The opening lesson of the Mental Illness Investigated series sets the foundation for a sensitive and rigorous seven-lesson exploration of mental health and mental illness. Students establish where to get support, build their initial understanding of what mental health means, draw parallels with physical health, and explore the idea that mental health exists on a spectrum that everyone moves along throughout their lives.
Learning Outcomes
Outcome 1:
Know where and how to get support both in and beyond school
Outcome 2:
Be able to define mental health
Outcome 3:
Draw parallels between mental and physical health
Outcome 4:
Understand that mental health is a spectrum and illustrate this with examples
What's included
A quick look at the classroom-ready resources that come with this lesson.
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