Black Dog Slides
A comprehensive slide deck for teaching High School Health students about depression, the biological causes, and the societal barriers to treatment. Includes embedded video, discussion prompts, and activity instructions.
Silence Breakers Discussion Cards
Discussion cards for a Socratic seminar on mental health stigma, treatment-seeking barriers, and suicide risk reduction. Includes 6 distinct prompts based on the Helen M. Farrell video.
Stigma Busters Activity Sheet
An activity worksheet for students to plan and design a Public Service Announcement (PSA) aimed at reducing mental health stigma. Includes sections for target myths, clinical facts, and visual sketching.
Gap Closer Exit Ticket
A set of three exit tickets per page designed to assess students' ability to apply empathy and stigma-reduction communication strategies in real-world scenarios.
Mental Health Facilitation Guide
A teacher facilitation guide for the "Gap Closers" lesson. Includes pacing, discussion prompts, classroom management tips for the "Stigma Busters" activity, and essential safety notes for discussing mental health.