Stats, Stats, & More Stats
__% of people will develop a mental illness in their lifetime.
What is 20%
Medical conditions that have been/continue to be stigmatized.
What is Epilepsy/HIV/AIDS/Leprosy/Cancer/Visual Impairment/etc.?
This part of the brain is not fully developed in adolescent brain.
What is the Prefrontal Cortex?
A medical condition diagnosed using internationally agreed upon criteria by a qualified psychologist or physician.
What is a Mental Illness?
One of the core principals of a mentally health classroom.
What is compassion/inclusion & engagement/encouragement & support/effective instruction?
The median age of onset for Anxiety Disorders.
What is 15 years old?
These are 2 types of stigma.
What are personal stigma/emotional responses/perceived or public stigma/social distance/stigmatizing experiences/stigma against treatment?
This part of the brain is responsible for driving emotion and intensifies in the adolescent brain.
What is the Limbic System?
Common, expected, & natural response to the stresses of everyday life.
What is mental distress?
One strategy for making students feel welcome in a classroom.
What is greeting students by name/ensure representation in examples, language, visual representations/learn something about each student outside of the classroom/focus on attendance not absence/etc.?
One of the top 4 most prevalent diagnosis made in adolescence.
What is Substance Use Disorder/Anxiety Disorders/Disruptive Distorders/Unipolar Depression?
Having fixed ideas and judgements about people, as well as fearing and avoiding what we don't understand.
What is stigma?
Name one of the processes that is occurring in the adolescent brain.
What is proliferation/mylenation/pruning?
The diagnosis for someone experiencing the effects of an alcohol or drug problem.
What is Substance Use Disorder?
One strategy to help students feel included in the classroom.
What is visibly celebrate diversity/UDL/notice & support student leadership & kindness/be open when students approach you with problems & concerns?
This is the leading cause of disability in Canada.
What is Mental Illness?
Name one evidence-based strategy to fight stigma.
What is education/exposure to first person experience/advocacy?
Any process that can alter gene activity without changing the DNA sequence of the gene (i.e. nature & nurture are both important).
What is epigenetics?
What is decrease stigma/decrease demand for & delivery of unnecessary treatments/improve access to treatment for those who need it?
One strategy for promoting understanding in the classroom.
What is becoming mental health literate/take time to reflect on personal beliefs related to mental health and mental illness/learning about your students' unique stories and strengths/etc.?
Approximately __% of Canadian teens rate their mental health as good or excellent and report they're usually happy & interested in life.
What is 75%?
The belief that if we just work hard enough we can overcome our challenges.
What is Meritocracy?
This is how experiences can reorganize and change connections in our brains at any age.
What is Brain Plasticity?
Understanding how to optimize & maintain good mental health, understand mental disorders & their treatments, decrease stigma, and enhance help-seeking efficacy.
One strategy for promoting mental health literacy in the classroom.
What is post visual reminders that promote mental health and help seeking/model self-care and own mental health promotion/address stigma directly/etc.?