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1. MH LIT: Student Mental
Health in Action
Secondary Staff/Division Meeting
Deep Dive

2. Background and Rationale
There are important reasons to bring mental health
learning into the classroom:
• Students want to learn about mental health in the
classroom
• Promoting student mental health and well-
being during the pandemic and beyond
• Opening conversations
• Helping students in need reach support
• Offering valuable learning experiences
• Providing opportunities to develop skills

3. Introducing...Student MH LIT

4. What does it include?
Four 45-minute lessons to support the
development of basic mental health knowledge and
help-seeking skills:
1.Know the
Facts
2.Know Yourself
3. Help Yourself - with Kids Help
Phone
4. Help a Friend - with Be There
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5. Supportive Resources
• School Readiness
Checklist
• Implementation Materials
for School Leaders
• Educator Preparation
Suggestions
• Parent/Caregiver
Resources

6. Intended Audience
• Secondary school
students
• All grades
• All subject areas
• As broad a reach as
possible

7. Walk Through

8. Know the
Facts

9. Try it Out

10. Know
Yourself

11. Try it Out
The Mental Health and Well-
Being of Ontario Students
Quiz
Click on the box that contains the best
answer
Click here to
start

12. How many students felt they
had a good ability to cope
with problems?
34% 54% 21% 72%

13. How many students felt they had a good
ability to cope with problems?
34% Correct!
34% of students rated their ability to cope with
unexpected and difficult problems as excellent or
very good.
Similarly, 34% rated their ability to cope as fair
or poor.
Next

14. How many students felt they had a good
ability to cope with problems?
Not quite! The correct answer
is…
34%
34% of students rated their ability to cope with
unexpected and difficult problems as excellent or
very good.
Similarly, 34% rated their ability to cope as
fair or poor.
Next

15. Help
Yourself

16. Try it Out

17. Help a
Friend

18. Try it Out

19. Next Steps
• How can we continue to come together for planning and
support?
• What might you need to share these lessons with
students?
• How can we determine the best timing for the lessons in
our school?
• How could we bring the lessons to students in a
coordinated manner?
• How can we prepare students to participate and create
safe spaces for these conversations?
• How might the lessons complement other learning we
are offering?
• How can we attend to our own wellness as we support the
well-being of our students?

20. Some final words from educators:
Well laid out, each step
builds on the last and it's
easy for Educators to use! I
can do as much or as little
as I am comfortable doing. It
builds my confidence as an
Educator as well.
Lots of good
information, I like
that I can make
additions to the
slides to meet the
needs of the group I
am working with.
There are so many
different
initiatives
competing for
teacher time, but t
his is of central
importance. I think
this is number one.
This could be
used anytime
you want to
create culture
in your
classroom.
The lessons were a
nice break from
curriculum and chance
to just chat. They
got them ready to do
their work.
“At first when I
read it over, I had
some doubts about
having
the background to do
this. But when I
looked at the
lessons, I
felt comfortable.”

21. ABOUT US
School
Mental Health
Ontario
We work together with Ontario school
districts to support student mental
health
@SMHO_SMSO
@ThriveSMH
School Mental Health Ontario
www.smho-smso.ca
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