1. Digital Media and Mental Health
Presenter: Christina Carew, ABC
Academy in School Mental Health
Academy in School Mental Health
Presented by: Sun Life Financial Chair in Adolescent Mental Health
Presented by: Sun Life Financial Chair in Adolescent Mental Health

2. Overview
• Digital/Social Media Research
• Teen Mental Health
• Curriculum Website
• Virtual Classroom
• E-Learning Centre
• Resources Available
• Training Programs
Academy in School Mental Health
Academy in School Mental Health
Presented by: Sun Life Financial Chair in Adolescent Mental Health
Presented by: Sun Life Financial Chair in Adolescent Mental Health

3. Academy in School Mental Health
Academy in School Mental Health
Presented by: Sun Life Financial Chair in Adolescent Mental Health
Presented by: Sun Life Financial Chair in Adolescent Mental Health

4. Academy in School Mental Health
Academy in School Mental Health
Presented by: Sun Life Financial Chair in Adolescent Mental Health
Presented by: Sun Life Financial Chair in Adolescent Mental Health

5. Academy in School Mental Health
Academy in School Mental Health
Presented by: Sun Life Financial Chair in Adolescent Mental Health
Presented by: Sun Life Financial Chair in Adolescent Mental Health

6. Academy in School Mental Health
Academy in School Mental Health
Presented by: Sun Life Financial Chair in Adolescent Mental Health
Presented by: Sun Life Financial Chair in Adolescent Mental Health

7. Academy in School Mental Health
Academy in School Mental Health
Presented by: Sun Life Financial Chair in Adolescent Mental Health
Presented by: Sun Life Financial Chair in Adolescent Mental Health

8. Academy in School Mental Health
Academy in School Mental Health
Presented by: Sun Life Financial Chair in Adolescent Mental Health
Presented by: Sun Life Financial Chair in Adolescent Mental Health

9. Academy in School Mental Health
Academy in School Mental Health
Presented by: Sun Life Financial Chair in Adolescent Mental Health
Presented by: Sun Life Financial Chair in Adolescent Mental Health

10. Academy in School Mental Health
Academy in School Mental Health
Presented by: Sun Life Financial Chair in Adolescent Mental Health
Presented by: Sun Life Financial Chair in Adolescent Mental Health

11. Academy in School Mental Health
Academy in School Mental Health
Presented by: Sun Life Financial Chair in Adolescent Mental Health
Presented by: Sun Life Financial Chair in Adolescent Mental Health

12. Academy in School Mental Health
Academy in School Mental Health
Presented by: Sun Life Financial Chair in Adolescent Mental Health
Presented by: Sun Life Financial Chair in Adolescent Mental Health

13. Academy in School Mental Health
Academy in School Mental Health
Presented by: Sun Life Financial Chair in Adolescent Mental Health
Presented by: Sun Life Financial Chair in Adolescent Mental Health

14. Academy in School Mental Health
Academy in School Mental Health
Presented by: Sun Life Financial Chair in Adolescent Mental Health
Presented by: Sun Life Financial Chair in Adolescent Mental Health

15. Academy in School Mental Health
Academy in School Mental Health
Presented by: Sun Life Financial Chair in Adolescent Mental Health
Presented by: Sun Life Financial Chair in Adolescent Mental Health

16. Academy in School Mental Health
Academy in School Mental Health
Presented by: Sun Life Financial Chair in Adolescent Mental Health
Presented by: Sun Life Financial Chair in Adolescent Mental Health

17. Academy in School Mental Health
Academy in School Mental Health
Presented by: Sun Life Financial Chair in Adolescent Mental Health
Presented by: Sun Life Financial Chair in Adolescent Mental Health

18. Curriculum
Website
Academy in School Mental Health
Academy in School Mental Health
Presented by: Sun Life Financial Chair in Adolescent Mental Health
Presented by: Sun Life Financial Chair in Adolescent Mental Health

19. http://ttc.tiged.org/mentalhealth/
Social Network for Social Good
www.tigweb.org

20. Virtual Classroom
• TIGed offers teachers the ability to create and manage
private, advertising-free virtual classrooms, through
which students can take advantage of the benefits of
web 2.0 tools without sacrificing security.
• Teachers choose which tools to integrate into their
online classrooms based on what is most appropriate for
their students and projects. Available tools include:
blogs, podcasts, maps, digital image galleries, discussion
boards, online file space, and more.
Academy in School Mental Health
Academy in School Mental Health
Presented by: Sun Life Financial Chair in Adolescent Mental Health
Presented by: Sun Life Financial Chair in Adolescent Mental Health

21. Mental Health Virtual Classroom
• Incorporate technology and
integrate more interactive tools
into the classroom
• Lessons available as stand-alone
activities
• Self-directed learning can be
done as homework or in class
• Increase teacher comfort with
teaching about mental health

22. Mental Health Classroom
• Classroom is comprised of 19
Assignments, divided into 4
Separate Modules:
• Get Informed!
• Understanding Mental Illnesses
• Keys to Mental Health
• Mental Health and Society

23. Get Informed!
• Introduction to Mental Illness
• History of the Understanding of
Mental Illness
• Experiences with Mental Illness
• The Brain
• Stigma
Academy in School Mental Health
Academy in School Mental Health
Presented by: Sun Life Financial Chair in Adolescent Mental Health
Presented by: Sun Life Financial Chair in Adolescent Mental Health

24. Understanding Mental Illnesses
• Mood Disorders (depression, bipolar
mood disorder
• Anxiety Disorders
• Schizophrenia
• Eating Disorders
• Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Academy in School Mental Health
Academy in School Mental Health
Presented by: Sun Life Financial Chair in Adolescent Mental Health
Presented by: Sun Life Financial Chair in Adolescent Mental Health

25. The Keys to Mental Health
• Stress
• Sleep
• Ingredients for Mental Health
• Access to Mental Health Resources
Academy in School Mental Health
Academy in School Mental Health
Presented by: Sun Life Financial Chair in Adolescent Mental Health
Presented by: Sun Life Financial Chair in Adolescent Mental Health

26. Academy in School Mental Health
Academy in School Mental Health
Presented by: Sun Life Financial Chair in Adolescent Mental Health
Presented by: Sun Life Financial Chair in Adolescent Mental Health

27. Academy in School Mental Health
Academy in School Mental Health
Presented by: Sun Life Financial Chair in Adolescent Mental Health
Presented by: Sun Life Financial Chair in Adolescent Mental Health

28. Mental Health and Society
• Supporting Friends and Family
• Mental Health in the Workplace
• Mental Illness in the News
• Mental Illness and the Law
Academy in School Mental Health
Academy in School Mental Health
Presented by: Sun Life Financial Chair in Adolescent Mental Health
Presented by: Sun Life Financial Chair in Adolescent Mental Health

29. Teacher’s Guide
• PDF file that includes
information on mental
illness, how to set up your
classroom, online tools
and support
• Overview of each
individual activity included
in the classroom, skills
developed, and applicable
school subjects

31. Resources
Academy in School Mental Health
Academy in School Mental Health
Presented by: Sun Life Financial Chair in Adolescent Mental Health
Presented by: Sun Life Financial Chair in Adolescent Mental Health

32. Videos: Youth Sharing Stories
• Lived experience with
a variety of mental
illnesses
• Youth connecting by
telling their story
Academy in School Mental Health
Academy in School Mental Health
Presented by: Sun Life Financial Chair in Adolescent Mental Health
Presented by: Sun Life Financial Chair in Adolescent Mental Health

33. Videos: Animations
• Depression
• Panic Disorder
• OCD (August 2011)
• SAD (August 2011)
• ADHD (Sept 2011)
• The Brain (Dec 2011)
Academy in School Mental Health
Academy in School Mental Health
Presented by: Sun Life Financial Chair in Adolescent Mental Health
Presented by: Sun Life Financial Chair in Adolescent Mental Health

34. Systematic Review of Suicide
Postvention Programs
• Evidence-Based
evaluation of
effectiveness of
programs
(harm vs. help)
Academy in School Mental Health
Academy in School Mental Health
Presented by: Sun Life Financial Chair in Adolescent Mental Health
Presented by: Sun Life Financial Chair in Adolescent Mental Health

35. Evergreen: A Child and Youth Mental
Health Framework
• Context for
decisions that
impact youth
mental health
policy
Academy in School Mental Health
Academy in School Mental Health
Presented by: Sun Life Financial Chair in Adolescent Mental Health
Presented by: Sun Life Financial Chair in Adolescent Mental Health

36. Transitions
• Ease the transition
from High School to
Post-Secondary
Academy in School Mental Health
Academy in School Mental Health
Presented by: Sun Life Financial Chair in Adolescent Mental Health
Presented by: Sun Life Financial Chair in Adolescent Mental Health

37. Taking IT Global Guide to Action
•Empower youth to
Academy in School Mental Health
Academy in School Mental Health
Presented by: Sun Life Financial Chair in Adolescent Mental Health
Presented by: Sun Life Financial Chair in Adolescent Mental Health

38. Training Programs
Academy in School Mental Health
Academy in School Mental Health
Presented by: Sun Life Financial Chair in Adolescent Mental Health
Presented by: Sun Life Financial Chair in Adolescent Mental Health

39. Mental Health and High School
Curriculum Training Program
• Improve mental
health literacy
while learning how
to teach the
HS&MH program to
your target
audience
Academy in School Mental Health
Academy in School Mental Health
Presented by: Sun Life Financial Chair in Adolescent Mental Health
Presented by: Sun Life Financial Chair in Adolescent Mental Health

40. Educator ‘Go-To’
Teacher Training Program
• Gatekeeper
training empowers
the ‘go-to’ teacher
to help identify
mental health
problems in their
students
Academy in School Mental Health
Academy in School Mental Health
Presented by: Sun Life Financial Chair in Adolescent Mental Health
Presented by: Sun Life Financial Chair in Adolescent Mental Health

41. Mental Health Overview Training
• Context to mental
health and mental
disorders relevant
to youth
• Differentiate
between typical
adolescent
behaviour and
mental illness
Academy in School Mental Health
Academy in School Mental Health
Presented by: Sun Life Financial Chair in Adolescent Mental Health
Presented by: Sun Life Financial Chair in Adolescent Mental Health

42. Disorder Specific Training:
Depression and Suicide for Educators
• Partner program to
physicians program
• Recognize and assess
depressed and/or
suicidal youth
Academy in School Mental Health
Academy in School Mental Health
Presented by: Sun Life Financial Chair in Adolescent Mental Health
Presented by: Sun Life Financial Chair in Adolescent Mental Health

43. teenmentalhealth.org/curriculum
• Pre-Quiz
• Teachers Training
Documents
• Resource Links
• E-Learning Centre
(Launched in 2012)
Academy in School Mental Health
Academy in School Mental Health
Presented by: Sun Life Financial Chair in Adolescent Mental Health
Presented by: Sun Life Financial Chair in Adolescent Mental Health