Mental health issues are prevalent in society today, yet there is still a great deal of shame attached to them. Because of this, steering students towards books where protagonists struggle with mental health is essential. Young adult literature can teach adolescents about mental health. In my unit plan on destigmatizing mental health issues, ninth-grade students participate in literature circles while reading novels, such as Breathing Underwater and All the Bright Places, Made You Up, Underwater, and It’s Kind of a Funny Story that depict mental health issues directly and without stigma. Students conduct research projects and learn coping strategies such as journaling, art therapy, and music during class. Students apply coping strategies to...
Overview: It\u27s not uncommon to hear about mental illness in the current year. For some, it serves...
Severe depression has increased greatly in youth, with many left without sufficient care or treatmen...
Severe depression has increased greatly in youth, with many left without sufficient care or treatmen...
As high school curriculum in the 21st century evolves, the need to increase exposure of diverse lite...
As high school curriculum in the 21st century evolves, the need to increase exposure of diverse lite...
As high school curriculum in the 21st century evolves, the need to increase exposure of diverse lite...
As high school curriculum in the 21st century evolves, the need to increase exposure of diverse lite...
This thesis highlights the need for addressing mental health in secondary school settings and argues...
This book explores how mental illness is portrayed in 21st-century young adult fiction and how selec...
This thesis explores how young adult (YA) literature is beneficial when practising empathy developme...
Young adult literature texts such as Kissing Doorknobs, Wintergirls, and Thirteen Reasons Why can he...
Mental Illness in Young Adult Literature: Exploring Real Struggles through Fictional Characters high...
Young adult literature texts such as Kissing Doorknobs, Wintergirls, and Thirteen Reasons Why can he...
Jessica Wier, HON400: All College Honors ColloquiumFaculty Mentor(s): Professor Pixita del Prado Hil...
Since the turn of the century, mental illnesses such as depression, anxiety, and self-harm have been...
Overview: It\u27s not uncommon to hear about mental illness in the current year. For some, it serves...
Severe depression has increased greatly in youth, with many left without sufficient care or treatmen...
Severe depression has increased greatly in youth, with many left without sufficient care or treatmen...
As high school curriculum in the 21st century evolves, the need to increase exposure of diverse lite...
As high school curriculum in the 21st century evolves, the need to increase exposure of diverse lite...
As high school curriculum in the 21st century evolves, the need to increase exposure of diverse lite...
As high school curriculum in the 21st century evolves, the need to increase exposure of diverse lite...
This thesis highlights the need for addressing mental health in secondary school settings and argues...
This book explores how mental illness is portrayed in 21st-century young adult fiction and how selec...
This thesis explores how young adult (YA) literature is beneficial when practising empathy developme...
Young adult literature texts such as Kissing Doorknobs, Wintergirls, and Thirteen Reasons Why can he...
Mental Illness in Young Adult Literature: Exploring Real Struggles through Fictional Characters high...
Young adult literature texts such as Kissing Doorknobs, Wintergirls, and Thirteen Reasons Why can he...
Jessica Wier, HON400: All College Honors ColloquiumFaculty Mentor(s): Professor Pixita del Prado Hil...
Since the turn of the century, mental illnesses such as depression, anxiety, and self-harm have been...
Overview: It\u27s not uncommon to hear about mental illness in the current year. For some, it serves...
Severe depression has increased greatly in youth, with many left without sufficient care or treatmen...
Severe depression has increased greatly in youth, with many left without sufficient care or treatmen...