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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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TeenMentalHealth

Know Before You Go Teacher’s Guide

For Teachers 12th
A 124-page guide provides instructors with what they need to know before launching a seven-lesson thematic unit designed for high school seniors on issues they will face after graduation. Topics covered include mental health and...
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National Institutes of Health

Nih Curriculum Supplement for Middle School: The Science of Mental Illness

For Students 6th - 8th
A curriculum that explains how mental illness can be treated and cured. The site offers a web version of the curriculum or printed supplements can be requested. Included is a teacher's guide.
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TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: Toward a New Understanding of Mental Illness

For Students 9th - 10th
Today, thanks to better early detection, there are 63% fewer deaths from heart disease than there were just a few decades ago. Thomas Insel, Director of the National Institute of Mental Health, wonders: Could we do the same for...
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Science Museum, London

Making the Modern World: Defining Mental Illness

For Students 9th - 10th
Defining mental illness takes into account several deviant behaviors. Find out what psychologists use to determine mental disorders.
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TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: What Is Bipolar Disorder?

For Students 9th - 10th
Helen M. Farrell describes the root causes and treatments for bipolar disorder. [5:58]
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Lumen Learning

Lumen: Boundless Psychology: Introduction to Abnormal Psychology

For Students 9th - 10th
This learning module looks at how normal behavior is defined and perceived by society. The definitions of normal behavior shifts as societal norms change over time. The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) is a...
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TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: Debunking the Myths of Ocd

For Students 9th - 10th
There's a common misconception that if you like to meticulously organize your things, keep your hands clean, or plan out your weekend to the last detail, you might be OCD. In fact, OCD is a serious psychiatric condition that is...
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TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: Martin Seligman on Positive Psychology

For Students 9th - 10th
As Martin Seligman discusses the state of psychology today, he introduces the eleventh reason to be positive. [23:46]
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Other

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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TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: The Truth About Electroconvulsive Therapy (Ect)

For Students 9th - 10th
Helen M. Farrell details the history and evolution of Electroconvulsive Therapy, ECT.