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Article
Arizona State University

Jiae: Indian Juvenile Delinquency So Different?

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from Journal of American Indian Education shows the 1967 article calls for a focus on the commonality of Indian and non-Indian people, when dealing with mental health issues, rather than treating them like two different problems.
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Article
Curated OER

Kids Health: Kids and Eating Disorders

For Students 3rd - 8th
Find out about the problem of eating disorders. Is it in to be thin? There's a lot of information here. Be sure to look at the tabs to the left for additional resources.
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Website
Mental Health America

Mental Health America: Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

For Students 9th - 10th
A fact sheet presenting basic information on Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder including characteristics, causes, symptoms, treatments, and co-occurring illnesses.
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Website
Mental Health America

Mental Health America: Personality Disorders

For Students 9th - 10th
Article offers a definition of personality disorders while discussing the causes, treatment, and different types, each having their own behaviors and symptoms.
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Website
Mental Health America

Mental Health America: Mental Health Info: Borderline Personality Disorder

For Students 9th - 10th
One page discussion on Borderline Personality disorder (BPD) that includes symptoms, causes, and available treatments.
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Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Social Challenges

For Teachers 6th - 9th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart promotes social development and mental health as students explore appropriate responses to challenging social situations. Students will practice getting what they need in a social situation.
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Website
Mental Health America

Mental Health America: Generalized Anxiety Disorder (Gad)

For Students 9th - 10th
A fact sheet presenting basic information on Generalized Anxiety Disorder including causes, symptoms, and treatments.
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Article
Curated OER

Kids Health: Cheating

For Students 3rd - 5th
Have you ever noticed a classmate's eyes wandering to another students paper during a test? Have you ever been tempted to peek at the answers on another person's test? This article tells you how to handle cheating, inside and outside the...
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Article
Curated OER

Kids Health: Homework Help

For Students 3rd - 5th
The "I don't want to do homework blues" have probably hit you before. Homework is important, we all know this, but sometimes it is a struggle to get it finished. If you have problems doing your homework and want help, or if you want to...
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PPT
TES Global

Tes: Emotions

For Students 1st - 6th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] This PowerPoint presentation contains art pieces that deal with different emotions. Students will analyze the art pieces and the associated emotions.
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Other

Kids Helpline: Empowering Young People to Ask for Help

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Being able to ask for help when you need it is an essential skill. This article discusses how to overcome the challenges kids and teens face when asking for help.
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Website
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Sesame Street: Trauma

For Students Pre-K - K
Trauma can destroy a child's sense of self-worth and confidence in their abilities. Developing new skills, such as balance and focus, can help build it back. These resources offer a variety of ideas to help build a child's self-esteem...
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Article
Encyclopedia Britannica

Encyclopedia Britannica: 300 Women Who Changed History: Dorothea Dix

For Students 9th - 10th
Encyclopaedia Britannica provides a biography of Dorothea Lynde Dix (1802-1887 CE), most noted for her report to the Massachusetts legislature about the inhumane conditions under which the mentally ill are held in prisons. Her report led...
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Handout
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Harcourt: Biographies: Dorothea Dix 1802 1887

For Students 3rd - 8th
Best know for her work with the mentally ill. Dorthea Dix also was very involved in the work of prison reform. Here, you can read her fascinating life story.
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eBook
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: The Guardian Angel by Oliver Wendell Holmes

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the full text of the novel The Guardian Angel by Oliver Wendell Holmes; it explores mental health and repressed memory, and Holmes uses the concept of the unconscious mind throughout his works.
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Lesson Plan
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Point of View: Almost Sunrise: Lesson Plan Clips

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a term many students may know. This lesson invites student to gain a deeper understanding of moral injury and develop greater empathy for the challenges returning veterans face. Using five video...
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Handout
WebMD

Medicine Net: Schizophrenia

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from MedicineNet.com gives some great information about the mental disease, schizophrenia. Describes what it is, information on treatment, side affects, and causes along with answering several commonly asked questions about the...
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Handout
Diffen

Diffen: Psychopath vs. Sociopath

For Students 5th - 9th
Start learning about two anti-social personality disorders with the comparison chart for psychopathy and sociopathy. Then extend the learning with an article and video about these mental illnesses.
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Unit Plan
CommonLit

Common Lit: Book Pairings: "The Catcher in the Rye" by j.d. Salinger

For Students 9th - 10th
From a mental institution, where he is receiving treatment, Holden Caulfield recounts the two day period after he is kicked out of school. Selected (8) reading passages (grades 8-12) to pair with "The Catcher in the Rye" by J.D....
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Article
Curated OER

Kids Health: Intellectual Disability

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Informative article for Kids from Kids Health provides facts on intellectual and developmental delays and disabilities. Read about the causes and what its like for kids with special needs.
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Article
Other

Healthline: Dependent Personality Disorder

For Students 9th - 10th
Resource tool that provides relevant information on Dependent Personality Disorder concentrating on symptoms, causes, and treatment with links to articles and related topics.
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Website
Other

Healthline: Avoidant Personality Disorder

For Students 9th - 10th
Resource tool that provides relevant information on Avoidant Personality Disorder concentrating on symptoms, causes, and treatment with links to articles and related topics.
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Article
Other

Healthline: Antisocial Personality Disorder

For Students 9th - 10th
Resource tool that provides relevant information on Antisocial Personality Disorder concentrating on symptoms, causes, and treatment with links to articles and related topics.
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Website
Curated OER

Kids Health: Como Puedo Mejorar Mi Autoestima?

For Students 9th - 10th
How do you feel about yourself? Read this article to find out what is Self-Esteem, Self-Esteem problems and steps to improve Self-Esteem.

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