​What mental health needs is more sunlight,
more candor, and more unashamed conversation.
— Glenn Close
The assignments that have activities are in red.
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Goals
1. Students will be able to identify different types of mental illness.
2. Students will learn that almost everyone has been impacted by mental illness.
3. Students will be able to discuss the different types of mental illness.
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Materials
  • 10 Large wall post-it notes.
  • A  pack of small post-it notes for students. ​
List of Disorders 
This is not a comprehensive list of illnesses. The tenth post-it on the wall is for students to write down any illness that is not listed here.
Preparation: 
1.  The 9 numbered mental health disorders need to be written on
the 9 different large white post-its, one per post-it.

2. Place them around the room on the wall.
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3. The 10th white wall post-it will have “Other” written on it for any
​disorder that is not listed on the other 9. ​
Activity
  1. Give everyone small post-its. 
  2. Ask students to place a small post-it-note on the large white post-its on the wall if they or  someone they know has one of the illnesses. 
  3. After everyone has posted notes on the large papers ask them to look at the walls. 
  4. There should be plenty of post-it-notes on the wall - if there are not - the conversation can go directly to the idea of Stigma - which is the next section. ​
Talk More
• Students can click on the buttons to learn more about the different illnesses.
• Take notes on the symptoms and how it impacts the individual and society.
• Discuss some of the stigmas that might be associated with the illness/disorder. ​
Conversation Starter Questions
• How did it feel to participate in this exercise? 
• Does anyone want to share how the illness has impacted the person and those they know? 
• Do you, or the person you know, talk about the illness? 
Warning Signs 
Mental Health Stats
A.I. Diagnosis 
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