Mental Health for Youth – Resources | Royal Canadian Mounted Police

Lesson plans

Our ready-to-use lesson plans offer engaging activities to help you connect with youth on important topics.

Mental health basics (grades 5 and 6)

Defining what is mental health, how to care for it, and who to go to when you need help
Discussing the stigma around mental health
Identifying people, resources, and services in the school and the community

Self-harm prevention (grades 7 and 8)

Identifying signs of self-harming behaviours in oneself and others
Understanding what mental health and mental illness mean
Learning coping strategies when support is needed
Understanding what self-harm means and clarifying misconceptions
Discussing the stigma around mental health, with a focus on self-harm and how to help counter stigma

Suicide prevention (grades 9 and 10)

Identifying warning signs and symptoms that could be related to mental-health concerns
Identifying factors that enhance mental health and emotional and spiritual well-being
Learning about available supports to youth

Suicide prevention (grades 11 and 12)

Describing the stigmatization of mental illness and myths about people living with mental illness
Identifying strategies to reduce stigma around mental illness, and how to support those living with mental illness
Describing warning signs for suicide
Identifying sources of support for those who may be contemplating suicide

To obtain one or more of these lesson plans, please email CYCP_CPCJ@rcmp-grc.gc.ca.

To obtain one or more of these files, please email CYCP_CPCJ@rcmp-grc.gc.ca.

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