Mental Health – Everyone Has It!
LESSON PLAN
Slide Slide Content
1 Introduction to Presentation
Starter activity - Spot the difference
between 5 young people – can you
2 tell who is suffering from a mental
illness? Answer – no.
What do you think mental health
3 is? Class discussion, and do a mind
map on board or individually.
What is Mental Health – answers to
4/5 mind map – introduction to basic
statistics and stigma.
Activity - %age of people who will
6 have a mental illness at some point
in their lives.
Examples of Mental Health Issues –
3 slides of causes – each includes:
7/8/9  What it creates
 Statistics / Causes
 Famous /celebrity sufferer
Causes of Mental Health – Outlines
10/11 some causes (Physical & Social,
Psychological & Family)
12 Why is there Stigma?
13/14 Examples of Symptoms
Video – Shows some experiences
15 and comments of real people, and
how talking can help.
How Can You Deal With It –
16 highlights views from the video and
how to deal with mental illness.
Where can you go? – Organisations
17 that help with mental health issues.
18 End of Presentation
The directory discussed in the lesson plan is available along with the presentation.
Kent Youth County Council Mental Health Campaign 2015
Extra Time
Action Required
Materials (mins)
- - -
Engage class, asking questions
about mental illness, gauge - 5
previous knowledge.
Create class discussion via
Paper, Pens
whiteboard or individual or group
Whiteboard
5 - 10
mind map work.
Allow students to correct and add
to mind maps or create class
discussion around what it is and
- 5
start discussing stigma.
Split the class into ¼ and ¾ to
demonstrate the %age of people that Space 5
will have a form of mental illness.
Go through and explain the 5
examples (and celebrities):
 Anxiety / panic attacks
 Eating disorders - 5
 Body Dysmorphic Disorder
 Depression
 OCD
Discuss these topics, making sure
students understand there can be a - 5
combination of factors and others.
Discuss stigma in schools and
workplaces and dangers.
- 2
Explain symptoms and discuss that
you may or may not have a mental - 2
illness if you have them.
https://www.youtube.com/v/
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Video 2
Discuss the video with the class –
how those people would be feeling - 5
and how they can deal with it.
Discuss the many options – tell
them to ask teachers. Directory.
Directory 2
If time, ask students to create a
poster raising awareness of Mental Paper, Pens 10-15+
Health, putting the best up.