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Innovative lesson plans, posters, and games for teaching students grades 4-12 about mental illness are available through NAMI Queens/Nassau.
Click here to visit BTSlessonplans.org!
People keep quiet about mental illness. They don't talk about their brother who hears voices, their mother who stays in bed because of her depression, or the counting rituals they themselves do before they can leave their houses. But they should....
Scratch the surface and you will find that almost everyone has a relative or knows someone who has mental illness. But few speak out about it out of shame. There is still a terrible stigma which surrounds mental illness, which is reinforced by violent or comic media images.
So our children become hidden victims. Afraid to speak about their illness, or unable to recognize the symptoms, they may deteriorate for years before getting treatment. |
| One out of five of our children will be struck by a serious mental illness at some point in their lives, but few learn about it in their health classes. In a pilot project in the New York area, virtually all health educators said they would teach about these brain disorders if they could find the right materials. |
* Fight the stigma of mental illness
* Learn the warning signs of mental illness
* Teach that mental illness is treatable
EASY TO USE
* Fully scripted lessons and activity plans for grades 4-6, 7-8, 9-12
* Easily reproducible activities
* Package includes eye catching posters and board game
* Plans can be used for one day lesson or expanded to several days
* No prior knowledge of the subject required
* Meets National and NYS Learning Standards |
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WHAT PEOPLE HAVE TO SAY ABOUT THE LESSONS
"Mental illness is one of the leading causes of disability in this country. These lessons, which teach the warning signs of mental illness, should be part of every child's education."
James L. Stone, M.S.W.
Commissioner NYS Office of Mental Health
"Programs like this designed to de-stigmatize mental illness will help millions get the help they need."
Harold Koplewicz, M.D., author IT'S NOBODY'S FAULT
Published by Random House
"These lessons based on true stories piqued the students' interest and made it easy to understand what mental illness is all about. With knowledge comes compassion for people they might previously have ridiculed."
Anna Eng, Health Educator
Manhasset, NY Public Schools |
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BREAKING THE SILENCE has been piloted extensively throughout the United States and distributed as part of a Campaign to End Discrimination sponsored by the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (NAMI).
The cost for these lesson plans is only $15.00 per grade level or $40.00 for set of three plus postage. Unfortunately, due to printing and other expenses we must now charge for lesson plans in New York State, as well as outside New York, effective immediately.
For information on the plans or to obtain copies click here or you can contact NAMI Queens/Nassau at 1981 Marcus Avenue, Suite C117, Lake Success, NY 11042. Phone: (516) 326-0797; Fax: (516) 437-5785; Email: BTSlessonplans@aol.com. |
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