Title
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Organization |
Audience |
Goals |
Cost |
Breaking the Silence |
NAMI Queens/Nassau Tel: 516-326-0797
Led by any teacher Variable session length and number |
Upper Elementary |
Identify stigma; Relate serious mental illness with physical illness; The nature of mental illness |
Individual packets for $12.50 + S&H Full set for $36 |
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Middle School |
ID stigmatizing words; Nature of mental illness; Resources for help |
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High School |
Address common fears, stereotypes, misconceptions; Nature of schizophrenia; Role of supports in recovery |
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School Mental Health Project |
UCLA: Center for Mental Health in Schools URL: smhp.psychl.ucla.edu Led by any teacher Variable length
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Grade School |
Reduce barriers to learning; Substance Abuse; Mental Health Disorders; Trauma |
Free with Acrobat download |
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Red-Flags Claire's (My) Story |
Ohio Department of Mental Health Tel: 614-466-1984 Authors: Penelope & Claire Frese Led by teacher Variable length; inclusion of video |
Grade school or early middle school |
Understanding depression-signs, treatments, resources; Challenges of confronting mental illness; Rewards of getting treatment |
Free inside Ohio $350 outside Ohio |
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Not Crazy©: Mental Illness Education for Teenagers |
Yale University Authors: Larry Davidson & Martha Staeheli Tel: 203-772-2086, x.115 Web-based |
High School |
Understand signs and symptoms; History of illness; Understand cultural differences; Combating stigma; Develop empathy |
Free |
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Reducing Stigma through Education |
Mental Health Association of Northern Kentucky Led by trained staff One session |
High School |
Mental health awareness |
$175 per module- video slides, manuals and overheads |
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Depression Education and Health Promotion Project |
University of Connecticut Health Center Author: Kathie Halbach Moffitt |
Fifth Graders, parents, teachers |
Focus on normal stressors and problems; Promoting health; Warning signs of distress and depression; where and how to seek help |
Free |
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Myths, Minds, and Medicine |
Institute of Living Contact: Lee Monroe 860-545-1010 |
All grades |
Overview of how mental illness has been viewed |
Free |
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Comprehensive School Suicide Prevention Program |
Author: Susan Patrick |
Administration/. Teachers |
Suicide Prevention |
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Psychological Health: An Exercise Guide for Teenagers |
Author: Mary Jane Molumphy-Gagliardi |
High School |
Focus on normal stressors and problems; Promoting health; |
Free |
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Kids on the Block |
Mental Health Association of Connecticut Lori McBride, Community Educator 1-800-842-1501, ext. 15 |
Grades 1-6 |
Basic education about mental health; Signs of depression; Sensitivity to; ADHD issues Problem-solving skills; Talking about feelings |
Free |
Reaching Out: The Need for Early Treatment |
British Columbia Schizophrenia Society www.bcss.org |
High School |
Early dentification of psychotic- symptoms; Treatment and intervention |
Varies by country |
Talking about Mental Illness |
Canadian Mental Health Association /mental_health/talking_ about_mental_illness/ Elizabeth Hendren-Roberges 705-472-3850 |
High School |
Anti-stigma campaign |
Free |
Opening Doors |
Canadian Mental Health Association Suzanne Witt-Foley, 705-645-7233 17 sessions |
High School |
Reducing school violence, truancy, anti-social behavior |
Free |
Hearts and Minds: Teens and Mental Illness |
Idaho Department of Health and Welfare Idahohealth.org |
Middle School and High School |
Reducing stigma, explain basics of mental illness, first person accounts |
