"What Is Depression?"

Students examine depression. In this personal health lesson, students identify characteristics of depression and discuss ways that they can support those who feel helpless.

Help your class members to identify when they or a friend may need help with this list of ten warning signs for depression. 

Provide young people with the information they need to identify the warning signs for depression and the risk factors for suicide. The lesson helps high schoolers learn positive coping skills, role-play how to support friends who may be...

Discusses depression, the main types, causes, signs and symptoms to watch for, treatments, and how to get help for yourself or someone else.

Learners review what they know about clinical depression. In this personal health lesson, students research depression and treatments for it. Learners then create information posters that feature factual information about depression.

Students watch and discuss a video dealing with the topic of depression and suicide. They answer discussion questions, identify sources of stress, conduct research on exercise and diet, interview a psychiatrist, and take a self-test on...

Discusses the emotional abuse of a child, the forms it can take, causes, symptoms to watch for in a child, the impact it has, ways to prevent it happening, and how to get help.

Students research possible symptoms and causes of sports injuries. They research websites to list injuries and causes on a worksheet as they complete the template. After conducting their research, they discuss how sports injuries can be...

Students are introduced to various concepts related to suicide prevention. They watch a video, read case studies, distinguish between facts and myths about suicide, identify suicide warning signs and participate in class discussion.

This site covers it all: signs and symptoms, causes, screening, diagnosis, complications and treatment.