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Unit Plan
Mental Health Literacy

Mental Health and High School Curriculum Guide - Version 3

For Teachers 9th - 12th
A 171-page curriculum provides educators with the information they need to help and support high schoolers' mental health. The curriculum targets five domains: learning how to maintain good mental health, learning about mental disorders...
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Lesson Plan
Anti-Defamation League

Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr., Hate Crimes Prevention Act

For Teachers 6th - 12th Standards
You, too, can prevent hate crimes! Middle and high schoolers read short biographies of Mathew Shepard and James Byrd, the two men for whom the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act (HCPA) is named. After learning...
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Health Smart Virginia

Ending the Silence on Mental Illness

For Teachers 9th
To end the silence on mental illness, groups research a mental illness. They then create a scene-by-scene script, cast parts, and record a video that details the symptoms, causes, and treatment of the disorder. They also include what...
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Health Smart Virginia

Shark Tank - Mental Illnesses

For Students 8th - 10th
Young entrepreneurs research and develop a Shark Tank-style pitch for a solution to help people who have a mental illness. After the presentations, research groups complete a rubric for each product and vote for the one product they feel...
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Handout
History of American Wars

History of American Wars: Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

For Students 9th - 10th
A discussion of the history of post-traumatic stress disorder in the military.
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Website
Other

In Transition: Anxiety Disorders

For Students 9th - 10th
This site talks briefly about the kinds of anxiety disorders there are and how they could affect a person.
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Website
Mental Health America

Mental Health America: Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

For Students 9th - 10th
A fact sheet presenting basic information on Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder including causes, symptoms, treatments and other related resources.