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ReachOut USA

Reach Out Usa: How Can I Develop Coping Strategies?

For Students 9th - 10th
ReachOut fact sheets are written by young people for young people and edited by a mental health professional. This page has tips for how to cope with challenging situations and events.
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ReachOut USA

Reach Out Usa: Resolving an Argument or Disagreement

For Students 9th - 10th
ReachOut fact sheets are written by young people for young people and edited by a mental health professional. This page has tips for how to handle a disagreement.
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ReachOut USA

Reach Out Usa: When Parents Are Fighting: Dealing With a Breakup or Divorce

For Students 9th - 10th
ReachOut fact sheets are written by young people for young people and edited by a mental health professional. This page has tips for how to handle your parents splitting up or divorcing, and what to expect.
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ReachOut USA

Reach Out Usa: Arguing With Your Parents or Guardians

For Students 9th - 10th
ReachOut fact sheets are written by young people for young people and edited by a mental health professional. This page has tips for understanding conflict with parents or guardians and how to communicate with them.
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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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University of Washington

University of Washington: Neurological Disorder Resources

For Students 9th - 10th
Eighteen different categories of mental illness are a part of this resource. Each category of illness has multiple links allowing for a very thorough investigation of each disorder.
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Generations United: Grandfamilies: Challenges of Caring for the Second Family

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
A fact sheet discussing what is known about the prevalence and make-up of families where grandparents are raising their grandchildren. Describes legal issues, mental health challenges for both generations, housing problems, and obstacles...
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DOGO Media

Dogo News: Small Fibs Snowball Into Larger Lies as Brain Adapts to Dishonesty

For Students 3rd - 8th
Chronic or compulsive lying has largely been considered a mental illness. However, a new study from the University College London suggests that there may be a biological explanation as well. The researchers believe that small,...
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University of Texas at Austin

Cmch: Self Esteem

For Students 9th - 10th
The Counseling and Mental Health Center st the University of Texas offers good advice on self-esteem, what is healthy and poor, and how to improve self-esteem.
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Psychology Today: Adolescence

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore the journey from childhood towards adulthood from how to talk to teens to a look at mental health in high school. Learn about the many issues that accompany this coming of age.
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Social Anxiety: Social Anxiety: Why Isn't It Better Known?

For Students 9th - 10th
This site talks about the problems with social anxiety because it isn't as glamorous as other disorders but is number three on the mental health care problems list.
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Remedy Health Media

The Body: Anxeity Disorders

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from The Body provides general information on anxiety disorders. Explanations, quotes, symptoms, treatments, etc. Original resource from 2000 U. S. National Institute of Mental Health.
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Psych Central: Generalized Anxiety Disorder Symptoms

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Written by a psychologist devoted to providing many resources on mental health, this site provides a synopsis of Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD), as well as common symptoms experienced. The bottom of the page has a direct link to...
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Point of View: Almost Sunrise: Lesson Plan: Moral Injury and the Moral Ambiguities of War

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 video...
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PBS

Pbs.org: Education: 5 Ways to Reduce Stress and Feel Like Yourself Again

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Teaching during a pandemic has undoubtedly been stressful, and it has left many teachers feeling overwhelmed, stressed, and anxious. For many teachers, these feelings have led to burnout and compassion fatigue, and for others the...
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Other

Forbes: Generation Z and New Technology's Effect on Culture

For Students 9th - 10th
Generation Z is more hooked into electronic devices and virtual spaces than any other group thus far. How has Generation Z's use of new technology affected how we do business or have fun? What are the effects of a lifelong use of new...
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Curated OER

Kids Health: About Kids Health

For Students 9th - 10th
This page for the huge KidsHealth site gives you a jumping-off point and an overview of the site's content, purpose, and usage. With sections for parents, kids, and teens, KidsHealth has been online since 1995 and today it is accessed...
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American Academy of Family Physicians

Family doctor.org: Health Information for the Whole Family

For Students 9th - 10th
The American Academy of Family Physicians provides this comprehensive health information article with sections for men, women, parents, kids, and seniors.
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U.s. Department of Health and Human Services: Fatherhood. E Learning Mod

For Students 9th - 10th
By the end of this course, participants will be able to: Identify the paradigm shift on involving fathers in childcare; and Understand the scope and negative effects of father absence; and Explore the benefits of father involvement in...
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Teachnology

Teachnology: Health Lesson Plans

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Great lesson plans covering a wide-range of health-related subjects. Focusing on all grades, teach students bike safety, first aid, a map of their mouths, and stress management. A wonderful resource for wonderful teachers!
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Curated OER

Kids Health: Female Athlete Triad

For Students 9th - 10th
The female athlete triad is composed of three disorders that all stem from a woman's obsession with how she looks. Conditions in this triad result in weakness and damage to one's body. This condition is outlined in a detailed manner in...
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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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National Institutes of Health

Nimh: Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

For Students 9th - 10th
Click on one of the questions at the top of the page to be taken to specific information about obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). Originally published as a pamphlet, the information at this website is useful for the general public and...
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Other

Hhs: Physical Activity Fundamental to Preventing Disease

For Students 9th - 10th
Here, read statistics from the US Department of Health and Human Services concerning exercise and its key role in preventing chronic illness and premature death. Use these findings from medical studies in which diseases were studied in...

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